The Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
Carl Sagan
Are we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this stirring, brilliantly argued book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dragons of Eden and Cosmos shows how scientific thinking can cut through prejudice and hysteria and uncover the truth, and how it is necessary...
It was mentioned as a book where Carl Sagan discusses the use of the comparative method and natural experiments in understanding social systems and their outcomes.
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Our mutual friend, the late great Carl Sagan, has a great chapter in the demon-hunted world on these kinds of experiments.
— Episode: StarTalk Live! at Kings Theatre: Science...
Episode: StarTalk Live! at Kings Theatre: Science and Moral...
It was mentioned as a book where Carl Sagan discusses the use of the comparative method and natural experiments in understanding social systems and their outcomes.
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Our mutual friend, the late great Carl Sagan, has a great chapter in the demon-hunted world on these kinds of experiments.
Episode: Nuclear Winter with Ann Druyan and Brian Toon
It was mentioned as a book where Carl Sagan discussed the dangers of a society based on science and high technology where most are excluded from it.
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He wrote about that in The Demon Haunted World.
Episode: Coronavirus and Conspiracy Theories, with Michael...
A passage from the book was mentioned where Sagan discussed the importance of suppressing the urge to be condescending towards others when communicating scientific ideas.
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Carl made that point back in the 90s. I think it was a passage maybe from Demon Haunted World where he said something like, it's easy to be condescending to people. I feel the urge myself bubble up and I have to kind of suppress it. We should all suppress it.
It was mentioned that the speaker, Glenn Beck, read this book and was initially put off and angry about its perspective on Catholics, leading him to question his own reactions.
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I was reading, um, I was reading Pearl Sagan's book, um, Demon-Hunted World. And I remember about halfway through. I actually threw the book across the room and it was, I wasn't a, I wasn't a Catholic...
— Episode: [Unedited] Glenn Beck with Krista Tippet...
Episode: [Unedited] Glenn Beck with Krista Tippett
It was mentioned that the speaker, Glenn Beck, read this book and was initially put off and angry about its perspective on Catholics, leading him to question his own reactions.
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I was reading, um, I was reading Pearl Sagan's book, um, Demon-Hunted World. And I remember about halfway through. I actually threw the book across the room and it was, I wasn't a, I wasn't a Catholic or anything. I was raised Catholic but I wasn't a Catholic or anything. And I was so put off and so angry about what he was saying about Catholics.
Episode: [Unedited] Glenn Beck with Krista Tippett
It was mentioned that the speaker was reading this book and became so angry at its portrayal of Catholics that they threw it across the room. This led to a reflection on their own reactions and beliefs.
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I was reading, um, I was reading Pearl Sagan's book, um, Demon-Hunted World. And I remember about halfway through. I actually threw the book across the room and it was, I wasn't a, I wasn't a Catholic or anything. I was raised Catholic but I wasn't a Catholic or anything. And I was so put off and so angry about what he was saying about Catholics.
Episode: [Unedited] Glenn Beck with Krista Tippett
Glenn Beck mentioned reading this book and having a strong negative reaction to its content, specifically regarding its portrayal of Catholics, which led him to question his own beliefs and perspectives.
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I was reading, um, I was reading Pearl Sagan's book, um, Demon-Hunted World. And I remember about halfway through. I actually threw the book across the room and it was, I wasn't a, I wasn't a Catholic or anything. I was raised Catholic but I wasn't a Catholic or anything. And I was so put off and so angry about what he was saying about Catholics.
Episode: [Unedited] Glenn Beck with Krista Tippett
Glenn Beck mentioned reading this book and being so angry at what the author said about Catholics that he threw the book across the room. This incident prompted him to reflect on his own reactions and beliefs.
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I was reading, um, I was reading Pearl Sagan's book, um, Demon-Hunted World. And I remember about halfway through. I actually threw the book across the room and it was, I wasn't a, I wasn't a Catholic or anything. I was raised Catholic but I wasn't a Catholic or anything. And I was so put off and so angry about what he was saying about Catholics.
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