"Are we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this stirring, brilliantly argued book, internationally respected scientist Carl Sagan shows how scientific thinking is necessary to safeguard our democratic institutions and our technical civilization." "The...

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1. Verfasser:	Sagan, Carl 1934-1996 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York Ballantine Books 1997
Ausgabe:	1. ed.
Schlagworte:	Naturwissenschaft Literacy > Popular works Science and civilization > Popular works Science > Methodology > Popular works Science > Study and teaching > Popular works Irrationalismus Pseudowissenschaft Naturwissenschaften Grenzwissenschaften
Zusammenfassung:	"Are we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this stirring, brilliantly argued book, internationally respected scientist Carl Sagan shows how scientific thinking is necessary to safeguard our democratic institutions and our technical civilization." "The Demon-Haunted World is more personal and richer in moving and revealing human stories than anything Sagan has previously written. With illustrations from his own childhood experience as well as engrossing tales of discovery, Sagan shows how the method of scientific thought can cut through prejudice and hysteria to uncover the often surprising truth." "He convincingly debunks "alien abduction," "channelers," faith-healer fraud, the "face" on Mars, and much else. Along the way , he refutes the arguments that science destroys spirituality or is just another arbitrary belief system, asks why scientific study is often stigmatized, discusses the dangers of the misuse of science, and provides a "baloney detection kit" for thinking through political, social, religious, and other issues."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	XVIII, 457 S.
ISBN:	0345409469 9780345409461