# If There's Nothing in Here but Atoms Does That Make Us Less or Does That Make Matter More by Carl Sagan > "If there’s nothing in here but atoms, does that make us less or does that make matter more?" > **— Carl Sagan**, *The Varieties of Scientific Experience* ## Sources and Context - **Attributed work:** *The Varieties of Scientific Experience*. - **Verification record:** [Carl Sagan quotations with work citations](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan) and [The Carl Sagan Portal bibliography](https://carlsagan.com/books/) — The wording is independently matched to the work-specific quotation record on Wikiquote; the official Carl Sagan Portal confirms the work in Sagan’s bibliography. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If there’s nothing in here but atoms, does that make us less or does that make matter more?" — Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-sagan-atoms-make-matter-more ```