Which of the following tests is not part of Carl Sagan's "baloney detection kit" for extraordinary claims, as described in The Demon-haunted World?
a. Is the claim testable (i.e., can it be falsified)?
b. Is the claim based on authority instead of evidence?
c. Can we confirm the claim through an independent source?
d. Does the claim give us a warm, fuzzy feeling (e.g., a "burning in the bosom")?
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a. Is the claim testable (i.e., can it be falsified)?
b. Is the claim based on authority instead of evidence?
c. Can we confirm the claim through an independent source?
d. Does the claim give us a warm, fuzzy feeling (e.g., a "burning in the bosom")?
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Carl Sagan
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November 09, 1934
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An American Astronomer, author, and renown promoter of sciences, Carl Edward Sagan was the co-writer and presenter of the award-winning 1980 television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, seen by more than 500 million people in over 60 countries.
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"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
"But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."
— Carl Sagan
— Carl Sagan
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