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Being committed to truth means admitting the limitations of what we can know
Michela Massimi has a long article at Aeon defending scientific realism. The time for a defence of truth in science has come. It begins with a commitment to get things right, which is at the heart …
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How Can We Know What is True? And What Is BS?
Tips from Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman and Michael Shermer. By Josh Jones.
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A Disturbing 1995 Prediction by Carl Sagan Accurately Describes America of Today
Astronomer Carl Sagan was a great science communicator, most widely known for the original "Cosmos" television series. He was also a prolific writer and in 1995 wrote the book "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" that touches on a variety of topics, from debunking hoaxes like alien abductions to spirituality, but ultimately serves as a passionate argument for science and the scientific method.
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The Internet Is Freaking Out Over This Spooky Prediction by Carl Sagan About the Future
Back in 1995, everyone’s favourite astrophysicist, Carl Sagan, published a book called The Demon-Haunted World , which warned against the dangers of pseudoscience and scientific illiteracy, and encouraged its readers to learn critical and skeptical...
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