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050		4	_aQ175 _b.S215 1997
082	0	4	_a001.9 _223
092			_a001.9 SAG
100	1		_aSagan, Carl, _d1934-1996, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe demon-haunted world : _bscience as a candle in the dark / _cCarl Sagan.
246	3	0	_aScience as a candle in the dark.
250			_aFirst Ballantine Books edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBallantine Books, _c1997.
264		4	_c©1996.
300			_axviii, 457 pages ; _c21 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
500			_aPart of JR (Jail Reach) collection.
500			_a"March 1997"--Title page verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 439-448) and index.
505	0		_aThe 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 thing as a dumb question -- House on fire -- The path to freedom -- Significance junkies -- Maxwell and the nerds -- Science and witchcraft -- Real patriots ask questions.
520			_aAre we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this book, the writer shows how scientific thinking is necessary to safeguard our democratic institutions and our technical civilization. This book is more personal and richer in moving and revealing human stories than anything the author has previously written. With illustrations from his own childhood experience as well as engrossing tales of discovery, he shows how the method of scientific thought can cut through prejudice and hysteria to uncover the often surprising truth. He convincingly debunks "alien abduction," "channelers," faith-healer fraud, the "face" on Mars, and much else. Along the way, he refutes the arguments that science destroys spirituality or is just another arbitrary belief system, asks why scientific study is often stigmatized, discusses the dangers of the misuse of science, and provides a "baloney detection kit" for thinking through political, social, religious, and other issues. -- Jacket.
650		0	_aScience _xMethodology _vPopular works.
650		0	_aScience _xStudy and teaching _vPopular works.
650		0	_aLiteracy _vPopular works.
650		0	_aScience and civilization _vPopular works.
650		0	_aPseudoscience _vPopular works.
650		7	_aPopular Science. _2eflch.
650		7	_aLiteracy. _2fast.
650		7	_aScience and civilization. _2fast.
650		7	_aScience _xMethodology. _2fast.
650		7	_aScience _xStudy and teaching. _2fast.
650		7	_aGrenzwissenschaften _2gnd.
650		7	_aIrrationalismus _2gnd.
650		7	_aNaturwissenschaften _2gnd.
650		7	_aPseudowissenschaft _2gnd.
650		7	_aSciences _xMéthodologie _xOuvrages de vulgarisation. _2ram.
650		7	_aSciences _xÉtude et enseignement _xOuvrages de vulgarisation. _2ram.
650		7	_aSciences et civilisation _xOuvrages de vulgarisation. _2ram.
655		7	_achildren's literature. _2aat.
655		7	_aPopular works. _2fast.
655		7	_aPopular works. _2lcgft.
655		7	_aDocuments pour la jeunesse. _2rvmgf.
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