Many people have warned us! Some of us have listened. Some of us have heard. Yet, few of us have taken action to stop the trend. Warnings alone do little to provide solutions to address the problems.<\/p>\n
In order to find solutions, it is important that we have a full understanding of the problem. With that in mind, explore the reality of Carl Sagan's words. He warned us, the time is here. Examine the problem below as shared by Brandon Morse of The Blaze.<\/p>\n
Carl Sagan, noted astrophysicist, author, and celebrity scientist, wrote in his\u00a01995 book, \u201cThe Demon-Haunted World,\u201d what the near future would look like. Now in 2017, a passage from the book has gone viral as Sagan\u2019s foretelling of society\u2019s future has seemingly proven true.<\/p>\n
Sagan\u2019s \u201cThe Demon-Haunted World\u201d was meant as a way to introduce the everyday person to the scientific method, and encourage skeptical and critical thinking.<\/strong> Sagan noted that as he wrote the book, the most rented\u00a0videotape was the movie \u201cDumb and Dumber,\u201d and young people\u2019s favorite show was \u201cBeavis and Butt-Head.\u201d Sagan feared that the desire to learn anything would be \u201cundesirable,\u201d and people would celebrate ignorance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
As Sagan wrote his vision of the future, he noted that key manufacturing industries\u00a0will have left America<\/strong>. He predicted that public representatives will hardly be able to grasp issues, and that people will lack the knowledge to question those in power.<\/strong> He also noted that the dumbing down of America will be evident in the media, who will reduce their news to quicker soundbites, and pseudoscience will be celebrated over real science.<\/strong><\/p>\n
The passage was first\u00a0highlighted on Reddit by user \u201ctheDeft0nes,\u201d\u00a0and inspired thousands of comments. The post went viral on Twitter shortly after.<\/p>\n
Parallels could be drawn between Sagan\u2019s foretelling, and events happening today.<\/p>\n
Celebrities and \u201cscientists\u201d hold the concept of \u201cgender fluidity\u201d as a scientifically sound concept, and\u00a0promote it via song and dance numbers, despite no scientific evidence giving the concept weight.<\/strong><\/p>\n
In terms of the celebration of ignorance, Danielle Bregoli, popularly known as the unruly \u201ccash me ousside\u201d girl from Dr. Phil, is\u00a0being given her own reality television show.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Sagan\u2019s words about condensed news has also come true. News outlets are moving to\u00a0make news stories and videos shorter for\u00a0easier consumption.<\/p>\n