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050	0	0	_aBL183 _b.S24 2006
082	0	0	_a215 _222
100	1		_aSagan, Carl, _d1934-1996.
245	1	4	_aThe varieties of scientific experience : _ba personal view of the search for God / _cCarl Sagan ; edited by Ann Druyan.
260			_aNew York : _bPenguin Press, _c2006.
300			_axviii, 284 p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c25 cm.
500			_aThe author's 1985 Gifford lectures.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aNature and wonder : a reconnaissance of heaven -- The retreat from Copernicus : a modern loss of nerve -- The organic universe -- Extraterrestrial intelligence -- Extraterrestrial folklore : implications for the evolution of religion -- The god hypothesis -- The religious experience -- Crimes against creation -- The search -- Selected Q & A.
520			_aSagan sets down his detailed thoughts on the relationship between religion and science and describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. In 1985, Sagan was invited to give the famous Gifford Lectures in Scotland on the grand occasion of the lectureship's centennial. The result is this delightfully intimate discussion of his views on topics ranging from the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets to the danger of nuclear annihilation of our own, on creationism and so-called intelligent design to a new concept of science as "informed worship" to manic depression and the possible chemical nature of transcendence. In his trademark clear and down-to-earth voice, the late astronomer and astrophysicist illuminates his conversation with examples from cosmology, physics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural anthropology, mythology, theology, and more.--From publisher description.
600	1	0	_aSagan, Carl, _d1934-1996 _xReligion.
650		0	_aNatural theology.
650		0	_aReligion and science.
700	1		_aDruyan, Ann, _d1949-
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2006044827-d.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2006044827-b.html
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