I'm currently reading Carl Sagan's Demon Haunted World. Through a serious of essays Sagan discusses the importance of scientific skeptical thinking verus psuedoscience, superstions and religion. While it may be comforting to believe in fantasy and that which is otherwise unbelievable, when logic and evidence are well, non evident, there really isn't much substance. One quote from the books states : "the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms." In his writings he presents the scientific method in such a way that it is easily assecible to people on any level. Carl Sagan passed away in 1996, and this is, in part, his last interview. Demon Haunted World I suppose, became a fitting epitaph, and is really a must read for anyone who desires to think for themselves and develop a more critical assesment of the world around them.
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