Carl Sagan

Carl Edward Sagan (pron.: /ˈseɪɡən/; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences. He spent most of his career as a professor of astronomy at Cornell University where he directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He advocated scientifically skeptical inquiry and the scientific method, pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

Sagan is known for his popular science books and for the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which he narrated and co-wrote. The book Cosmos was published to accompany the series. Sagan wrote the novel Contact, the basis for a 1997 film of the same name.

top atheist quotes (total: 13)

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If you can't convince believers of anything, how do some believers abandon religion and become atheists? :)

make way

09/12/15
2:43pm

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You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep-seated need to believe.

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Carl Sagan didn't say this. This is misattributed to him.

Jennifer Prescott

27/10/14
9:39pm

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You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep-seated need to believe.

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One of my favorite quotes. This speaks volumes. If only theists would realize that they only need faith in themselves to live a happy life.

Jonathan Morris

15/10/14
2:10am

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You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep-seated need to believe.

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Carl always got right to the point. I miss him.

Harry Kuntz

08/05/13
3:28am

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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence