majesty

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Some people gape at the majesty of a waterfall. Some people find...

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impressiveness in scale or proportion

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noun

impressiveness in scale or proportion

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noun

impressiveness in scale or proportion

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Some people gape at the majesty of a waterfall. Some people find...

Our human eyes and brains limit us from perceiving even everyday things with the majesty they deserve. Even popping water balloons looks amazing in high speed video.

Consider that people may go to national parks to experience the quiet majesty of nature[1], an experience that would be disturbed by a quadcopter hovering a few feet away taking a glorified selfie. Also consider that there are wild animals nearby who are not used to drones.

Well, I think what Carl Sagan was getting at was that, while indeed all our problems and strife are virtually zero in comparison to the awe and majesty of the universe that surrounds us, since this pale blue dot is all we have, we should strive to improve our lot as much as we possibly can. So you really couldn't have missed the point more than you did.