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The Demon-Haunted World
by Carl Sagan
Science as a candle in the dark: the baloney detection kit, alien abductions, witch hunts, why skepticism matters for democracy. Sagan's most urgent.
Read it if…
you want tools for telling sense from nonsense.
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Skip it if…
you want cosmology.
Try instead: Billions and Billions →
Three things you will actually use
- Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence.
- Carry the kit.
- Skepticism protects freedom.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the fine art of baloney detection.
Our verdict
Sagan's candle.
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