"The Demon-Haunted World" by Carl Sagan

Join us to discuss the 1995 science popularization book "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan!

We'll be talking about the book and whatever subjects that discussion leads into. You don't have to finish the book to attend. You can also talk about one of our previous books if you missed an event. Hope to see you there!

Almost all of the books chosen for this group should be available in either the Pioneer or Metropolitan library system. Get a library card if you don't have one! You can also access eBooks and audiobooks from the library with the Libby or Hoopla apps.
https://pioneerlibrarysystem.org
https://www.metrolibrary.org

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How 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.
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