Download Audiobook The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan in English

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A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, the place pretend information tales and Web conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace“An excellent e-book… A spirited protection of science… From the primary web page to the final, this e-book is a manifesto for clear thought.” – Los Angeles TimesHow can we make clever choices about our more and more technology-driven lives if we don’t perceive the distinction between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific considering is vital not solely to the pursuit of fact however to the very well-being of our democratic establishments.Casting a large internet by historical past and tradition, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the previous as witchcraft, religion therapeutic, demons, and UFOs. And but, disturbingly, in right now’s so-called data age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with tales of alien abduction, channeling previous lives, and communal hallucinations commanding rising consideration and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren track of unreason is not only a cultural unsuitable flip however a harmful plunge into darkness that threatens our most simple freedoms.Reward for The Demon-Haunted World“Highly effective… A stirring protection of knowledgeable rationality… Wealthy in shocking data and delightful writing.” – The Washington Put up E-book World“Compelling.” – USA At the moment“A transparent imaginative and prescient of what good science means and why it makes a distinction… A testimonial to the facility of science and a warning of the risks of unrestrained credulity.” – The Sciences“Passionate.” – San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle