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159 out of 160 people found this review helpful.

It's Better to Light One Candle, than to Curse the Darkness

Date of Review:  Jul 25, 2001
The Bottom Line: This is an excellent book, full of common- sense arguments that effectively debunk the myth of pseudosciences
Review: Dr. Carl Sagan was one of the world?s best- known and most respected men of science. Sagan gained widespread popularity and notoriety for his scientific knowledge through the television mini- series ?Cosmos?, which originally aired on Public...
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  5.0

by: Bryan_Carey
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Rational, reasonable, and respectful
Cons
No cons at all!
 
38 out of 38 people found this review helpful.

The most precious thing

Date of Review:  Jul 8, 2003
The Bottom Line: A watershed book for me, and hopefully for anybody else interested in learning to think scientifically
Review: My favorite genre of science books are those that discuss the relations between science, wonder, and credulity. Michael Shermer wrote an intelligent general discussion of these issues ("Why People Believe Weird Things"), Richard Dawkins elaborated...
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  5.0

by: jordan_tar
Recommended to buy: Yes

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A modern scientific classic
Cons
Prejudices will get in the way
 
27 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

Science is our salvation from the darkness of unreason

Date of Review:  Dec 5, 2008
The Bottom Line: Science, reason, and a healthy dose of skepticism can keep human kind out of the darkness. Learn science, learn how to not fall for baloney, and read this important book.
Review: Astrology, pseudoscience, anti-science, alien abduction, fundamentalist zealotry, wacky conspiracy theories, weird UFO beliefs, quackery, ESP, fortune telling, and other baloney stands in stark contrast to how science operates. Unfortunately the...
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  5.0

by: texas-swede
Recommended to buy: Yes

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21 out of 21 people found this review helpful.

A Persuasive Argument

Date of Review:  Jul 10, 2000
Review: Carl Sagan wrote the Demon-Haunted World about pseudoscience (a false science that exists without proof, urging the public to accept the ideas but not question them). Although he covers quite a lot of subjects (the face on Mars, Atlantis, demons and...
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  4.0

by: bittermiss
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Fabulously clear and convincing, very...
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You better be interested in science.
 
19 out of 19 people found this review helpful.

Carl May Be Gone, The Candle Burns On

Date of Review:  Aug 1, 2000
Review: Science 4 All?

When I first picked up this book, I was a little bit offended by the idea that it seemed to champion: that science has all the answers for us. Of course, that's not at all what Sagan was trying to say. He recognized that...
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  4.0

by: jcgrow
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Unabashedly pro-science
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sometimes dismissive of skeptics of...
 
19 out of 19 people found this review helpful.

To see or not to see

Date of Review:  Apr 15, 2000
Review: The late Dr. Carl Sagan, astronomer who became world-renowned for popularizing science like no one has since Robert Heinlein, left us with one last great contribution to human knowledge. That work is "The Demon Haunted World."

"World" is...
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  5.0

by: Kessec
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Well-written and presented, easy to...
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18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

Obsessed With Reality

Date of Review:  May 20, 2000
Review: Carl Sagan was perhaps one of the greatest philosophers of our time. That he was not revered by "billions and billions" of people is not the fault of his teachings. I lay the blame at a society that only wishes to be shown truth, instead of being...
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  5.0

by: hawkeye2010
Recommended to buy: Yes

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An enlightening guide to clear thinking
Cons
Some people wear their illusions like a...
 
18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

Clear Thinking

Date of Review:  May 9, 2003
The Bottom Line: Sagan concisely and clearly spells out the rules for rational thought. This is a rare sort of book: one that can make the world a better place.
Review: I first read Carl Sagan's Demon Haunted World several years ago, while taking a course in Logic. I found it to be a great book, that covered many of the basic concepts of logic in a manner that is easy to approach. I loved this book, and I find...
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  5.0

by: nathantyree
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Intelligent, highly logical, well...
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Sagan in dead
 
17 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

A Light in the Dark

Date of Review:  Oct 21, 2001
The Bottom Line: I think it is an excellent review of skeptical thinking with compassion.
Review: *note: This is a slight update for a review originally published in February of 2001

Sagan's subtitle for this book, "Science as a Candle in the Dark," says much of what he wishes to convey, that is, that science is wondrous, awe-inspiring...
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  5.0

by: msiduri
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Compassionate debunking and hopefulness.
Cons
Can't think of any worth mentioning.
 
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

'Tis better to light one candle....

Date of Review:  Jan 11, 2000
Review: Like "Broca's Brain" and "The Dragons of Eden", this book is a collection of essays promoting fact over fantasy and reason over wishful thinking. Unlike some other skeptical authors, however, Dr. Sagan never forgets that the people whose beliefs he...
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  5.0

by: owlfan
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Clear, informative, enlightening.
Cons
Politically charged in places.
 

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