Carl Sagan (1934–1996) American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God (2006)
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.”
Source: The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
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