General Notes about Cosmos
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
Cosmos Themes
- The future of our planet depends on how well we understand our relationship to the rest of the cosmos.
- The laws of nature are the same throughout the cosmos.
- All life on earth is closely related.
- By studying the nature on earth, we can find answers to many of our questions about life elsewhere.
- There is a strong interplay between scientific progress and cultural attitudes.
- Perceptions of the universe have changed throughout human history.
- The scientific search for truth requires an openness to ideas as well as a close examination of those ideas.
- Scientific and technological discoveries make it possible for human beings to know more and more about the universe.
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Created 13 January 1998, Last Update Last Update 15 January 2020