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.
If you can't convince believers of anything, how do some believers abandon religion and become atheists? :)
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.
Carl Sagan didn't say this. This is misattributed to him.
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.
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.
3:10am
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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.
Carl always got right to the point. I miss him.
4:28am
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence