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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

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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 ... Show synopsis

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    Trade paperback, 1997

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neo1233

Theoretical Sp[in

by neo1233 on Mar 27, 2012

I would have to say that the precept of the scientific theory is pretty much correct...as confirmed when a student of doctoral study in psychology...i would say though that science can be an answer but can also be the problem when it becomes so enamored with itself as to ignore any other answers that ... More

TONIA D

Repetitive Writing

by TONIA D on Nov 10, 2011

The book was purchased solely to attend a book club meeting. I am not a reader, but the topic interested me. Supposedly, Carl Sagan is so very intelligent and a great writer. He's obviously intelligent, but the writing in this book seemed to be so repetitive. He kept referring back to the same ... More

JoanP

Won't be read by those who need it!

by JoanP on Apr 26, 2009

Carl Sagan's death was a great loss, not only to the world of science, but to society as a whole. His popular science books were accessible to the intelligent but untrained mind, yet they did not lack in intellectual rigor. This book discusses the importance of approaching matters of science and pseudo ... More

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by quasar on Oct 26, 2008

This is simply the best, most user friendly book on critical thinking that I've read, and I read a lot of these types of books.! Sagan is a brilliant scientist and an accessable writer. More

Alfredo

Only science can avoid a new age of darkness

by Alfredo on Mar 21, 2007

Modern society relies on advanced technology for existing. The scientific method has permitted such a progress in life thanks to honest, rational, scrutinized and unprejudiced thinking. Nonetheless modern society is besieged by new profets, irrationality, search for wonders and the not explainable: ... More

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