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Carl Sagan's Warning 25 years ago
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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun - 2 years ago (5 children)
A smart guy no doubt, but I've never been able to get through one of his books because the gut feeling that it was written by a total prick was so strong.
[–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 2 years ago (4 children)
Tone policing hurts discourse.
[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 2 years ago (3 children)
Lol, how was that "tone policing?" I was just making an observation.
[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun - 2 years ago (2 children)
Thanks for your note. I think arguments on Saidit about 'tone politicing', or 'bad faith' or whatever are really dumb. We have a right to our opinions on a "free speech" website. So, say anything you wish, IMO, as this contributes to the discussions.
I like the way Sagan popularized science for millions (billions?) of people. I've not seen anything that indicates he's a prick, and I had thought I was very familiar with his activities over the past few decades. He has critics in the science community who think he's dumbed-down the subject too much. His warnings are important, however.
Just curious: what did you discover that shows he was a prick?
[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 2 years ago (0 children)
I don't really know much about the guy. I just tried reading Contact a few times and the "tone" of it, if you will, turned me off. Just made me think I wouldn't get along with the author. For all I know, he was a wonderful person.
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