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100			_aSagan, Carl _eauthor.
245			_aThe Demon-Haunted World: _bScience as a Candle in the Dark
260			_aNew york: _bBallantine Books, _c1996.
300			_axviii, 457p. _b: ill. _c; 21 cm.
500			_aIncludes Acknowledgment, references, and index
520			_aHow can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions. Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.
650			_aScience—Philosophy _vScience—Social aspects _xPseudoscience _ySkepticism _9811443
650			_aScientific method _vBelief and doubt _9811444
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