The Demon-Haunted World
By Carl Sagan
Categories: Science & Math
The Demon-Haunted World (1995) by astronomer Carl Sagan is a defence of science and critical thinking against pseudoscience and superstition. Sagan examines claims about alien abductions, witchcraft, faith healing and other beliefs, and explains how the scientific method helps separate truth from error. He offers a set of tools for skeptical thinking and argues that scientific literacy is essential to democracy.