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“遭遇”卡尔·萨根 念大学三年级时,虽说我已如饥似渴地看了不少专业之外的文章,但尚不知世上还有卡尔·萨根式的“高人”。有一天偶然从同学处借到一本《伊甸园的飞龙——人类智力进化推测》,看后犹如茫茫黑暗中无处觅钥匙的人,突然得见一盏明亮的蜡烛,心里豁然开朗。当时留下深刻印象的有两点:一是科普大师艾萨克·阿西莫夫对此书的评价:“卡尔·萨根具有米达斯点物成金的魔力。任何题材一经他手就会金光闪闪,《伊甸园的飞龙》一书就是范例”;二是这本书最后一章的标题:“知识就是我们的命运”。
When “Encounter” Karl Sagan was in third grade, though I had eagerly read a lot of articles other than specialization, I still did not know there was a Carl Sagan-style “superman” in the world. One day, I accidentally borrowed from the classmates a copy of “The Eden Dragon - Evolutionary Intelligence of the Human Being.” After looking like a man who has no keys to finding a place in the vast darkness, he suddenly sees a bright candle, and his heart suddenly clear. Impressed at the time there are two points: First, science masters Isaac Asimov commented on the book: “Carl Sagan has something Midas something into the magic of gold. Any subject will be in his hands will Bling, ”Eden Dragon“ book is an example ”; second is the title of the final chapter of the book:“ Knowledge is our destiny. ”