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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Grew up watching Sagan on PBS. After church let out. Isn't that strange?

I have a deep-seated idea that dad (granddad really), went to church for social reasons, wasn't a believer, but wanted his son to rise about religious thought. Some of dad's dying, intimate thoughts, which my granduncle shared made me wonder. (I'm rather loose with my pronouns and family. Did that make sense?)

Anyway, dad encouraged me to learn about science and nature. Bought me a VIC-20, years of Ranger Rick subscriptions, and sent me to computer camp for two summers. Now I'm an atheist in my 50s and have an IT career. Go figure.

I'd kill to watch NOVA with him again.