002 Contact - Science, Religion, and the Scale of the Universe

Exploring Tomorrow: Meaningful Science Fiction and Life's Big Questions

How can a novel written by a scientist during the Cold War still be so moving and incredible? How could it give birth to a lasting science fiction movie that has aged well? Let's dive into Carl Sagan's "Contant." This authentically rendered exploration of humans coming into contact with intelligent life from beyond our solar system was one of the first profoundly philosophical movies to make a lasting mark on my soul. Let's dig into why that is and why we need more stories like "Contact" in our current age of political and religious divisiveness. What can we learn from Sagan's exploration of humanity's quest for meaning and significance? Read more about how "Contact" inspired me to write meaningful science fiction here: https://www.mikelwisler.com/single-post/2017/03/03/contact-conversations-across-ideoligical-divides --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mikeljwisler/support