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Remember how smug we felt when taught about the end of the dark and superstitious age? How science shone a light and drove away the cult of ignorance? Well, brace yourself - ignorance, superstition and pseudo-science are coming around to haunt us again.
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Ignorance, superstition and pseudo-science has always been the dominant condition, even in the most so-called advanced societies.
Carl Sagan drew criticism from both ends of the spectrum: the UFO nuts hated him because he could destroy their beliefs with a word, while many of his colleagues hated Carl for being unfailingly polite when arguing with the UFO nuts.