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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

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ISBN13: 9780345409461
ISBN10: 0345409469
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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.

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"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

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"Powerful....A stirring defense of informed rationality....Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing." The Washington Post Book World

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"Compelling." USA Today

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"A clear vision of what good science means and why it makes a difference....A testimonial to the power of science and a warning of the dangers of unrestrained credulity." The Sciences

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"Passionate." San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

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"Eminent Cornell astronomer and bestselling author Sagan debunks the paranormal and the unexplained in a study that will reassure hardcore skeptics but may leave others unsatisfied." Publishers Weekly

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Disturbingly, in our so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning, with alien abduction, "channeling" past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. In this compellingly brilliant new book, Carl Sagan argues that this is not just a cultural wrong turn, but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.

Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks modern pseudoscience, as well as such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. By doing so, he demonstrates that true scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth, but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dragons of Eden and Cosmos shows how scientific thinking can cut through prejudice and hysteria and uncover the truth. Sagan also argues the necessity of safeguarding democratic institutions in a high-tech world.

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Are we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this stirring, brilliantly argued book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dragons of Eden and Cosmos shows how scientific thinking can cut through prejudice and hysteria and uncover the truth, and how it is necessary to safeguard our democratic institutions and our technical civilization.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780345409461
Subtitle:
Science as a Candle in the Dark
Author:
Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
Author:
Druyan, Ann
Author:
Sagan, Carl
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
General science
Subject:
Science
Subject:
History
Subject:
Controversial Knowledge
Subject:
Methodology
Subject:
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Subject:
Literacy
Subject:
Science and civilization
Subject:
Science and civilization -- Popular works.
Copyright:
c199
Edition Description:
1st Ballantine Books ed.
Series Volume:
143
Publication Date:
February 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
480
Dimensions:
825x548x89 83
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