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Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark - Community Reviews back

by Carl Sagan
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Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 14 years ago
Excellent book on the difference between science and pseudo-science. Also, a penetrating critique on how our American culture has failed in both the teaching of science and critical thought.
Tower of Iron Will
Tower of Iron Will rated it 15 years ago
Carl Sagan had an amazing gift for delivering stirring speeches and essays in support of science. In Demon Haunted World he turns his eloquence against the promoters of New Age mysticism and religious fundamentalism who try to downgrade science to just another competing belief system when in fact s...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 27 years ago
I missed writing up anything at the time, but I recall really enjoying this. The central metaphor: science as a tool, sticks with me.Library copy
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