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That quote is actually from his novel Contact and is a quote by the protagonist. It isn't completely clear in context how much Sagan's agrees with the statement.
Posted by: Joshua Zelinsky | April 6, 2008 3:40 PM
But it is a very good point!
Posted by: Alice | April 6, 2008 5:02 PM
I wonder what the odds are that Sagan had a lineage of rabbis somewhere in his ancestry? :-)
Posted by: csrster | April 7, 2008 4:36 AM