The chief deficiency I see in the skeptical movement is its polarization: Us vs. Them - the sense that we have a monopoly on the truth; that those other people who believe in all these stupid doctrines are morons; that if you`re sensible, you`ll listen to us; and if not, to hell with you. This is nonconstructive. It does not get our message across. It condemns us to permanent minority status.
Carl SaganAmerican astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author 9 November 1934 — 20 December 1996 |
The Demon-Haunted World |
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