I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling, remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that, and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife, I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking.
Carl SaganOur posturings, our imagined self-importance , the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe are challenged by this point of pale light.
Carl Sagan