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

"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
"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
"You squeeze the eyedropper, and a drop of pond water drips out onto the microscope stage. You look at the projected image. The drop is full of life - strange beings swimming, crawling, tumbling; high dramas of pursuit and escape, triumph and tragedy. This is a world populated by beings far more exotic than in any science fiction movie..."
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Read More
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Read More
"If we long to believe that the stars rise and set for us, that we are the reason there is a Universe, does science do us a disservice in deflating our conceits?"
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Read More