#spiritualnaturalism — Public Fediverse posts

Cosmic Perspective is using the insights of modern science to see the big picture of the world and our place in it with a sense of belonging and connection. It’s understanding our scale within the universe - being humbled by a grand and awe-inspiring expanse of space and deep time. But it’s also seeing the very small with a sense of wonder for the staggering complexity of biology, chemistry, and quantum mechanics.

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Flow
6 x 8 in, Oil on Yupo, 2021

"If I could label each of my atoms at this moment ... some will undoubtedly become parts of other people, particular people. So, we are literally connected to the stars, and we are literally connected to future generations of people. In this way, even in a material universe, we are connected to all things future and past."
-Alan Lightman

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Night Migration
6 x 8 inch detailed study, Available Sunday morning (8/20) on EveryDayOriginal.com

In our night sky there is a dark band than runs through the Milky Way, known as the Great Rift. This darkness is where the stars of our galaxy are obscured by vast clouds of interstellar geese and dust.

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12 x 9 inches.
A little portrait study.

"In some respects, science has far surpassed religion in delivering awe ... Once we overcome our fear of being tiny, we find ourselves on the threshold of a vast and awesome Universe that utterly dwarfs — in time, in space, and in potential — the tidy anthropocentric proscenium of our ancestors."
-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot

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