# The Enterprise of Knowledge Is Essential for the Welfare of the Human Species by Carl Sagan > "The enterprise of knowledge is essential for the welfare of the human species." > **— Carl Sagan**, *The Varieties of Scientific Experience* *Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording or authorship still requires direct inspection of the named work.* ## 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 supplied research dossier attributes this wording to the named work, but the exact sentence was not independently matched in the work-cited verification record. It remains in the verification queue rather than being represented as source-final. ## 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 ``` "The enterprise of knowledge is essential for the welfare of the human species." — Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-sagan-knowledge-essential-welfare ```