# We May Be the Cosmos Becoming Self-Aware by Carl Sagan > "We are the local embodiment of a Cosmos grown to self-awareness." > **— Carl Sagan**, *Cosmos (1980), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cosmos (1980), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Third Possibility|The Third Possibility]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We are the local embodiment of a Cosmos grown to self-awareness." — Carl Sagan, Cosmos (1980), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-sagan-cosmos-self-aware ```