I read Demon Haunted World in 2005. It changed my life. 20+ years on, its lessons are still with me. As a grade 6 teacher, it forms a meaningful part of my philosophy of education (e.g. a strong emphasis on critical thinking throughout the curriculum). I've read most of Carl Sagan's corpus; he is simply an incredible communicator of science and critical thought.
Of note, it's really neat to see a book I read so long ago pop up in the news in regards to Trump and the situation in the US, sad as it is. Carl Sagan wasn't right about everything, but he was right about a lot.
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"For thousands of years humans were oppressed - as some of us still are - by the notion that the universe is a marionette whose strings are pulled by a god or gods, unseen and inscrutable." - Carl Sagan
Freedom consonant with responsibility.
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