The Demon-Haunted World
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The Demon-Haunted World
| Full title | The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark |
|---|---|
| Author | Carl Sagan |
| Published | 1995 |
| Pages | 480 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Sagan’s case for scientific thinking as civic self-defence — the baloney-detection kit, and the argument that a society that cannot tell evidence from wishing will be governed by whoever wishes loudest. |
Where I heard about it
- Em Curry (@em_curr) — recommended it in a BookTok video: “I will never get over this, it’s time to get our priorities straight.”
Connections
- Carl Sagan — the author.
- Science — the subject.
- Mental Models — the baloney-detection kit as a thinking toolkit.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.