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ecib  ·  4688 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: This is why we invest in science.
    I think most people feel detached from the cosmos. As if we were watching it from a distance, instead of being a very real and active a part of it. If I'm right, how we've come to his point?

I think that the sense of wonder has to be instilled in the young. When I think back to my childhood at all the times I've experienced awe, it was usually while I was learning about some amazing aspect of the universe we live in. It was always better than any fiction, -just as interesting but with the added emotional impact of being real. Those learning moments informed much of my curiosity and respect for knowledge, critical thinking, and reverence for our ability to unravel the mysteries of the universe as humans.

As I have gotten older, I've gotten more practical, mostly due to the demands of daily live. I explore less. I don't have the luxury of just doing nothing but ponder as much as I did back then. I couldnt even imagin trying to replicate the reverence towards our relationship with knowledge that I had instilled in me from childhood as adult. I feel like I can safely extrapolate my case to the population as a whole for the most part. We just need to feed the thirsty minds of our children with as much as they can drink. It is so important to plant those seeds of awe.