Carl Sagan
American astronomer and science writer (1934 to 1996); author of The Demon-Haunted World (1995).
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Depending on science while almost no one understands it is a prescription for disaster
We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster.
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Depending on science while almost no one understands it is a prescription for disaster
We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Random House, 1995) Said c. 1995
The method of science matters far more than its findings
The method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Random House, 1995) Said c. 1995
Science is not just compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of it
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Random House, 1995) Said c. 1995
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Once people have been bamboozled long enough, they tend to reject evidence of the bamboozle
One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Random House, 1995) Said c. 1995
Science is far from perfect, but it is the best instrument of knowledge we have
Science is far from a perfect instrument of knowledge. It's just the best we have.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Random House, 1995) Said c. 1995
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