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A Haunted World/ The Science of Violin in Alta by Carl Sagan
From the cover:
"We have established a world-wide civilization, the most essential elements of which depend mainly on science
and in technology. At the same time, we arranged things so that almost no one is knowledgeable about science
and in technology. This is a recipe for disaster. We might be able to escape him for a while, but sooner or later
Later this explosive mixture of arousal and power will explode in our faces.
What worries me, especially on the threshold of the new millennium, is that pseudoscience and superstition
They will increase their seductive power year by year, and the siren song of the fires will increase in intensity
and magic.”
"The candle flame flickers faintly. The little puddle of light it casts trembles. brought up
increasing The demons are starting to emerge from their hiding places."
Carl Sagan is a scientist in the broadest sense of the word. He does not reduce his scientific activity
to the walls of the laboratory and during the research-academic activity. Science, in his view, is a way of life.
Most of us make the mistake of identifying the term "science" with the "achievements of science", and it is not difficult to understand why: except
Those of us who studied science in high school or university, we only encounter science through reports
in communication about scientific discoveries. But the magnificent thinking infrastructure that stands behind it
Those discoveries and what makes them possible remains unknown, and is the property of only a few. This
A huge miss, because science as a way of life is useful to each of us even if we are gone
Explore distant galaxies or the way the brain works. The scientific approach that advocates skepticism,
Honesty and pluralism and which encourages criticism go hand in hand with the democratic system,
and allows the residents who choose to make more correct decisions regarding the management of their lives.
Carl Sagan warns against the increasing influence of amulets, horoscopes and other superstitions on
the public, and warns that this could lead to disaster. As a way of coping, he offers attitude therapy
Scientifically open and popular, not arrogant. It is very easy and tempting to refer to anything "supernatural"
As nonsense that does not deserve a response. But such evasion indirectly provides legitimacy
to the "supernatural", in that it remains an independent field and immune to criticism. Sagan presents analyzes in his book
scientific aspects of phenomena such as reports of extraterrestrial visits to DHA and the mysterious circles
drawn in cornfields, and also goes down to the depths of human evils such as hunting
The witches that took place in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Overall assessment: Highly recommended!
By the way, those for whom 400 pages are too much can certainly be satisfied with reading selected chapters, and get the main message.
The book was published by Hed Artzi, Maariv Library.
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