The demon-haunted world : science as a candle in the dark

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The demon-haunted world : science as a candle in the dark / Carl Sagan.

Summary:

Science as a candle in the dark.

General Note:: Errata slip inserted.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-448) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Preface: My teachers -- The most precious thing -- Science and hope -- The man in the moon and the face on Mars -- Aliens -- Spoofing and secrecy -- Hallucinations -- The demon-haunted world -- On the distinction between true and false visions -- Therapy -- The dragon in my garage -- The city of grief -- The fine art of baloney detection -- Obsessed with reality -- Antiscience -- Newton's sleep -- When scientists know sin -- The marriage of skepticism and wonder -- The wind makes dust -- No such things as a dumb question -- House on fire / written with Ann Druyan -- The path to freedom / written with Ann Druyan -- Significance junkies -- Maxwell and the nerds -- Science and witchcraft / written with Ann Druyan -- Real patriots ask questions / written with Ann Druyan -- Acknowledgments.