Carl Sagan Quotes:
Ocupation: Astronomer
Life: November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996
Birthday: November 9
Death: December 20
Indeed the reasoned criticism of a prevailing belief is a service to the proponents of that belief; if they are incapable of defending it, they are well advised to abandon it. This self-questioning and error-correcting aspect of the scientific method is its most striking property.
source: Carl Sagan (1979). “Broca's brain: reflections on the romance of science”, Random House Inc
topic: Self Questioning
