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Card VIII-12: CARL SAGAN – One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.

Series VIII · Card 12 of 21 · THE SCRIPTORIUM

One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle.

CARL SAGAN · THE DEMON-HAUNTED WORLD · 1995

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Source

“The Demon-Haunted World”, 1995, ch. 13 “Obsessed with Reality”

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About the author

Astronomer and science communicator (1934–1996). Author of “Cosmos” and “Pale Blue Dot”. Made the wonder of science accessible to millions.

The question on the back

How hard is it for you to admit you were wrong about a long-held belief?