You mean am I for it or against it? You think this is a key question I…

Carl Sagan
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You mean am I for it or against it? You think this is a key question I'm going to be asked on Vega, and you want to make sure I give the right answer? Okay. Overpopulation is why I'm in favor of homosexuality and a celibate clergy. A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. ✨ Carl Sagan (1997). Contact, p.243, Simon and Schuster
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