Question of the Week- 8/30/2017

“While current events continually remind us that we live in a time of great divisiveness and conflict, the solar eclipse was for many that rare unifying experience as people of all beliefs, cultures, and ideologies enjoyed this rare spectacle as a single species.

What other astronomical events or discoveries that you can think of have had a similar impact on us Earthlings, dampening our animosities and helping us to rediscover our common humanity?”

 

The person with our favorite answer will receive a copy of Brief Candle in the Dark by Richard Dawkins.

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