The Demon-Haunted World (Audiobook)

from Hegemellman

I had a few days last week where I felt pretty awesome and when I was talking to my therapist about it, she asked why I think that might have been. After thinking for a moment, I said that I was reading The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan and that I just felt more rational and optimistic. I had...

from cleverusername2

Sagan was one of the rare, special thinkers that come along every now and then and if we're lucky they leave a body of work behind for the rest of us to ponder over. I don't know if this is his best work, but I think it is one of his most important. In a world full of pseudoscience and con artist...

from Zcorbain

One of the premier books on skepticism. As relevant to day as it was when Carl Sagan wrote it.

from heradas

Always insightful, it seems that Sagan just wanted to watch the world learn. I should've read this at 14. Honestly, this should probably be required high school reading for everyone. It illustrates clearly the many and varied personal and societal benefits gained from applying the methods of scie...

from Zathras86

Sagan draws together history, psychology, and science in an explanation of why it is so easy for human beings to believe in the supernatural, and why we need to promote scientific thinking as a way to avoid falling into false beliefs. He analyzes our ability (perhaps even our need) to believe in ...