21 December 2017
The Cosmos Lost Carl Sagan 21 Years Ago Today
Posted by Dan Satterfield
His books live on. They inspire new generations of scientists and will for decades to come.
If you have not read Demon-Haunted World, then buy it. Buy two more copies and give them to a smart young student for Christmas. Just doing that may change their world.
It just might change everyone’s world.
I’m taking your advice and downloading the book.
Sagan quote: “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”
Isn’t this an extraordinary claim? Where is the extraordinary evidence to support it? What are the criteria for extraordinary claims and evidence? This is a surprisingly general statement from a self-described empirical scientist.
Simply put, his statement is far from an extraordinary claim. It is BASIC common sense. #criticalthinking