The Universe seems designed for human beings. This he calls 'The Great Demotions.' He suggests that observation of the night-time sky by our ancestors led to a misplaced sense of importance of man:Īnd if the lights in the sky rise and set around us, isn't it evident that we're at the center of the Universe? These celestial bodies-so clearly reveals that we are special. Sagan's argument for a universe without a creator is the progressive disillusionment he believes science has handed those who believe in religion. Since Carl Sagan is such an effective spokesman for the naturalistic world view which prevails in the modern scientific community, and for his concept that a creator God is an outdated 'geocentrist conceit' concocted by our less enlightened forefathers and foisted upon the human culture, I felt a review and rebuttal of his new book was in order.

He suggests space exploration and colonization as a vision for developing anew meaning in life to replace that given historically by religion. In fact, he stresses that science has disproved the Bible and that man is an insignificant species on a remote planet whirling through the vast reaches of space. In it he presents the case that the earth and man are not at the center of the universe or God's attention. I was puzzled at his enthusiasm until I purchased and read his book. I introduced myself and found him very cordial but extremely animated and energetic in attempting to convince me that the Bible is not a valid source of truth and that science has proven it wrong.

1Įarlier in the day I had the opportunity to briefly talk with him during a break in presentations at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

On December 6, 1994, Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos, well-known astronomer and speaker, appeared before the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco to introduce his new book, Pale Blue Dot.

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