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chris_chester 's review for:
Contact
by Carl Sagan
An excellent look at what very probably could happen should the SETI community ever stumble upon some groundbreaking discovery. The way that politics, international relations and faith issues bleed into the conversation so quickly is a telling reminder that science does not exist in a vacuum.
I also appreciate the point Sagan makes about the relationship of science and religion. His point that both are mechanisms for satisfying humanity's hunger for wonder in the world is apt.
Also apt is the ultimate lesson of the story, which is that at the end of the day, some of the most promising and potentially revelatory science being done in the world depends, at some point or another, on the very same kind of faith often eschewed by militant atheists.
It's a moderate vision from Sagan, and very well told.
I also appreciate the point Sagan makes about the relationship of science and religion. His point that both are mechanisms for satisfying humanity's hunger for wonder in the world is apt.
Also apt is the ultimate lesson of the story, which is that at the end of the day, some of the most promising and potentially revelatory science being done in the world depends, at some point or another, on the very same kind of faith often eschewed by militant atheists.
It's a moderate vision from Sagan, and very well told.