I rather obsess over the current trend of anti-intellectualism (and the fiery return of mysticism as answer to natural questions), and while I don’t think we’re quite to that point I think it’s important to remember just how badly our civilization has been knocked back due to an irrational distrust of science and innovation.
To that end, here’s Carl Sagan speaking to the destruction of the great Library of Alexandria from the final installment of his wonderful series, Cosmos:
Watch ‘The Library of Alexandria‘