Bruna Frascolla
Carl Sagan's legacy: a cult of atheist pedants who feel superior for knowing we're "star stuff."
It is not uncommon to see people on social media congratulating one another on another trip around the sun (that is, a birthday), a gesture that emphasizes their own scientific knowledge or membership in a specific subculture rather than the good wishes. The somewhat mawkish notion that we are made of star stuff is also frequently repeated by those wishing to appear enlightened.