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Happy Carl Sagan Day!

Category: Philosophy of Science • Religion • Science Policy • Wingnuts
Posted on: November 7, 2009 2:25 PM, by Eric Michael Johnson

His birthday is actually on Monday, but today marks the first annual event initiated by Broward College in Florida. In honor of the event, here is Carl Sagan's final interview prior to his death. Amazing isn't it that the science vs. religion debate hasn't changed much after 15 years. But it must be the atheists that are to blame!

You may be interested in my earlier post discussing Carl Sagan's principled stance on nuclear winter that I wrote to accompany Seed magazine's interview with biologist Paul Ehrlich.

Think big thoughts today and take Sagan's message of skepticism and humble awe of the universe with you.

[Video below the fold.]

Part 1