The Butthead Astronomer

Three reasons why I disliked Carl Sagan

1. His stupid, alarmist prediction of a nuclear winter and mass starvation in 1991 after Saddam Hussein set oil wells afire in Kuwait. Al Gore picked up the torch of wild-eyed speculation after Sagan died.

2. His petty lawsuit against Apple Computer which ended with egg on his face. The suit was indicative of a mean, elitist attitude. Especially humiliating was Apple's use of BHA and LAW during a second lawsuit (see link below).

3. The following quote which is condescending and trivial..."The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God' one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God. This God is emotionally unsatisfying... it does not make much sense to pray to the law of gravity."

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