The Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
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Word Count
120,000 words, Guess
Page Count
480 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
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- Internet Archivedemonhauntedworl0000unse
- ISBN-139780345409461
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- ISBN-100345409469
- WikidataQ116142494
- Library of Congress Control Number95034076
- Library of Congress Control Number96097105
- OCLC Control Number36504316
- Better World Books9780345409461
- Open LibraryOL24969079M
Classifications
- LCCQ175 .S215 1995
- LCCQ175
Description
A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace “A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.”—Los Angeles Times How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions. Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.
First Sentence
As I got off the plane, he was waiting for me, holding up a scrap of cardboard with my name scribbled on it.
Excerpt
As I got off the plane, he was waiting for me, holding up a scrap of cardboard with my name scribbled on it.
Excerpt
One of the great commandments of science is, “Mistrust arguments from authority.” — The Demon-Haunted World (p. 55). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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