More quotes by Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

"But, Jefferson worried that the people - and the argument goes back to Thucydides and Aristotle - are easily misled. He also stressed, passionately and repeatedly, that it was essential for the people to understand the risks and benefits of government, to educate themselves, and to involve themselves in the political process. Without that, he said, the wolves will take over."
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Read More
"Claims that cannot be tested, assertions immune to disproof are veridically worthless, whatever value the may have in inspiring us or in exciting our sense of wonder."
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Read More
"Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course. Microbiology and meteorology now explain what only a few centuries ago was considered sufficient cause to burn women to death."
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Read More
"There is much that science doesn't understand, many mysteries still to be resolved. In a Universe tens of billions of light-years across and some ten or fifteen billion years old, this may be the case forever. We are constantly stumbling on new surprises"
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Read More
"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Read More