Demon-Haunted World: Science As a Candle in the Dark - by Carl Sagan

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An idea worth considering....

feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) — Mon, 14 Apr 2003 23:51:33 GMT

Although it has been many months since we finished "The Demon-Haunted World," I can't help but think we might want to consider the following possibility. Ann Druyan is Carl Sagans widow. Not only is she a window into Carls mind, but she is also brilliant herself. A few years back she was involved in a very admirable project called "Project Voyager," and...

Chapter 15 - Newton's Sleep

feeds@yuku.com (NaddiaAoC) — Fri, 23 Aug 2002 01:27:39 GMT

I hope I'm not jumping too far ahead. But since the month is almost over I thought I would go ahead and post on this chapter. This has been my favorite so far. There were so many good points made, some things I hadn't thought about.

Humans have limitations, and no one knows this better than scientists. But a multitude of aspects of the natural world that were considered miraculous only a few generations ago are now thoroughly understood in terms of...

Chapter 7: The Demon-Haunted World

feeds@yuku.com (Thurkon17) — Thu, 15 Aug 2002 07:29:13 GMT

I was just reading through Chapter 7, The Demon-Haunted World.

I will not comment until I am finished, but as the chapter contains much about demons, witchcraft, and the use of the Malleus Maleficarum to torture and burn witches, I thought it would be of use to post a link to the full text...in case anyone is interested in reading it in further detail.

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Chapter 6: Hallucinations

feeds@yuku.com (Thurkon17) — Wed, 14 Aug 2002 07:14:24 GMT
A fascinating chapter. I found this quote particularly truthful:

"We would surely be missing something important about our own nature if we refused to face up to the fact that hallucinations are part of being human. However, none of this makes hallucinations part of an external rather than an internal reality."

The other evening (last Thursday) I was sleeping when I awoke to the most frightening racket downstairs. I bolted upright in bed, and ran to get my...

Quotes that demand to be mentioned

feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) — Tue, 06 Aug 2002 19:06:15 GMT
As we read this book we will all come across particular sections, paragraphs, sentences that are really powerful or exciting. I thought it would be nice to start a thread for sharing these points.

From the very last paragraph of Ch. 2:

"An extraterrestrial being, newly arrived on Earth - scrutinizing what we mainly present to our children in television, radio, movies, newspapers, magazines, the comics, and many books - might easily...

Demon Haunted World is available on WinMX!!!

feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) — Sun, 04 Aug 2002 22:36:09 GMT
Everyone:

For those that enjoy audio books...Demon Haunted World can be downloaded for free on WinMX. Just visit www.winmx.com, download the program, and start searching for whatever you like.

To locate "Demon Haunted World," just type in the search bar "Audio Book Carl Sagan Demon Haunted...

Who is reading this book?

feeds@yuku.com (NaddiaAoC) — Thu, 01 Aug 2002 18:48:05 GMT
I've bought it and have begun reading it. I really hope to see some good discussions/debates come from this book!

Cheryl