Carl tried to warn not only the US but world of the dangers of not understanding science, the lack of education, the understanding the interconnectednCarl tried to warn not only the US but world of the dangers of not understanding science, the lack of education, the understanding the interconnectedness of nature and the human species. Right now we living with the fact that the US and other nations paid little attention to his astute conversations in books, before the US congress and in interviews.
This book covers so many items that it is a must read for all who care. “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.� � Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark...more
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