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050	0	4	_aQ175
050	0	4	_aQ175.S129.D466 1997
100	1		_aSagan, Carl, _d1934-1996., _e1
245	1	4	_aThe demon-haunted world : _bscience as a candle in the dark / _cCarl Sagan. _hPR
250			_afirst Ballantine Books edition.
260			_aNew York : _bBallantine Books, _c(c)1997.
300			_axviii, 457 pages ; _c21 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"March 1997."
520	1		_a"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.
504			_a1 (pages 439.-448) and index.
505	0	0	_aThe most precious thing -- _tScience and hope -- _tThe man in the moon and the face on mars -- _tAliens -- _tSpoofing and secrecy -- _tHallucinations -- _tThe demon-haunted world -- _tOn the distinction between true and false visions -- _tTherapy -- _tThe dragon in my garage -- _tThe city of grief -- _tThe fine art of baloney detection -- _tObsessed with reality -- _tAntiscience -- _tNewton's sleep -- _tWhen scientists know sin -- _tThe marriage of skepticism and wonder -- _tThe wind makes dust -- _tNo such things as a dumb question -- _tHouse on fire -- _tThe path to freedom -- _tSignificance junkies -- _tMaxwell and the nerds -- _tScience and witchcraft -- _tReal patriots ask questions.
530			_a2
650		0	_aScience _xMethodology _vPopular works.
650		0	_aScience _xStudy and teaching _vPopular works.
650		0	_aLiteracy _vPopular works.
650		0	_aScience and civilization _vPopular works.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell