The Quote

The Acrimonious Academic — 7/24/2007 5:41:04 AM (archived)

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."

More Carl Sagan quotes here:

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan

And going along with this thread, I highly recommend one of his last books,
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark.

http://www.csicop.org/si/2007-01/sagan.html

The whole thread (59 posts)

Music Detected by SETI from Planet Gliese ? - Lindy - 7/19/2007 2:58:07 AM
- Seti.net not Seti.org - Raoul - 7/21/2007 9:22:23 PM
  - re: Seti.net not Seti.org - James Brown - 7/22/2007 2:49:58 AM
- re: Music Detected by SETI from Planet Gliese ? - James Brown - 7/21/2007 5:11:29 PM
  - I just want to hear the space music. (n/t) - podrock - 7/22/2007 3:10:24 AM
    - re: I just want to hear the space music. - James Brown - 7/22/2007 4:02:23 AM
      - Thanks, and good luck with your endeavours - nick hoffman - 7/22/2007 9:56:34 AM
      - "No magic, no 'music' from Gliese, no ET's singing to us." - podrock - 7/22/2007 4:48:46 AM
  - Thank you for stopping by....... - Lindy - 7/21/2007 8:28:09 PM
  - asking what? (n/t) - alcaray - 7/21/2007 6:23:35 PM
    - I guess you have to read the whole thread (n/t) - James Brown - 7/21/2007 7:43:23 PM
      - OK, I re-read the whole thing - alcaray - 7/21/2007 9:29:23 PM
        
        re: OK, I re-read the whole thing - James Brown - 7/22/2007 4:08:34 AM
        
        I've been a Planetary Society member since the 70s - alcaray - 7/22/2007 6:27:30 AM
        
        re: I've been a Planetary Society member since the 70s - James Brown - 7/22/2007 3:00:26 PM
- Because - Buck Galaxy - 7/19/2007 7:55:48 AM
  - re: Because - Lindy - 7/20/2007 5:41:13 AM
  - O Buck, Holy Master that thou art.... - Lindy - 7/20/2007 3:25:13 AM
    - Look - Buck Galaxy - 7/20/2007 5:14:27 AM
    - re: O Buck, Holy Master that thou art.... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/20/2007 4:43:10 AM
      - That was funny - Lindy - 7/20/2007 5:42:34 AM
  - Oops this was meant to be under Lindy's "re: moved from space... WHY?" post. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 7/19/2007 7:56:55 AM
- The link does work. Sounds like a typical case of: - Daniel - 7/19/2007 5:46:59 AM
  - Seems you were correct, Daniel - Fox - 7/23/2007 12:45:09 AM
- Aliens have bad taste in music. Tell them to turn down their speakers! (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 7/19/2007 4:08:03 AM
- moved from space (n/t) - moderite podrock - 7/19/2007 3:44:48 AM
  - re: moved from space... WHY? - Lindy - 7/19/2007 4:39:04 AM
    - A moved post isn't a dead post, after all - McFly - 7/20/2007 2:55:44 PM
    - It was nothing personal, Lindy. - moderite podrock - 7/19/2007 2:30:49 PM
      - "but with the aroma of UFO magazine and allegations of a cover-up..........." - Lindy (slightly miffed) - 7/20/2007 4:40:29 AM
        
        Just because he is smart - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/20/2007 12:49:10 PM
        
        "Why don't you have him come here and explain himself?" - Lindy - 7/20/2007 3:23:54 PM
        
        Now who is insulting who? - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/21/2007 1:59:37 AM
        
        Dear Acrimonius...... - Lindy - 7/21/2007 3:27:42 AM
        
        If. . . - moderite podrock - 7/20/2007 5:48:43 AM
        
        re: If. . . - Lindy - 7/20/2007 3:30:28 PM
        
        where? - moderite podrock - 7/20/2007 11:04:40 PM
        
        re: where? - Lindy - 7/21/2007 3:22:38 AM
        
        I think I said my say... (n/t) - Moderator Nick - 7/20/2007 10:27:49 AM
      - It's one thing to declare that you've picked up mysterious signals from space - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/19/2007 2:43:14 PM
        
        "Cheasley is making a big claim here." - Lindy - 7/20/2007 2:04:58 AM
    - SETI net is NOT SETI - nick hoffman - 7/19/2007 11:19:01 AM
      - re: SETI net is NOT SETI - Lindy - 7/20/2007 2:08:06 AM
      - "Made of Meat" - nick hoffman - 7/19/2007 11:36:22 AM
        
        ROFLMAO! (n/t) - Eri - 7/23/2007 10:15:36 PM
        
        Sentient Meat - Lindy - 7/20/2007 3:41:43 AM
        
        Wonderful story! (n/t) - Bowser - 7/19/2007 3:54:35 PM
        
        This brief bit - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/19/2007 4:19:50 PM
        
        "Meatlings" - :-) (n/t) - Bowser - 7/19/2007 7:54:54 PM
- This is amazing! (n/t) - Dr. Clayton Forrester - 7/19/2007 3:22:19 AM
  - About Peter Cheasley - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/19/2007 2:16:11 PM
    - Interstellar Music - Lindy - 7/20/2007 2:15:59 AM
      - You are taking this way too personally - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/20/2007 3:05:12 AM
        
        Dr. Sagan - Eri - 7/23/2007 11:58:04 PM
        
        The Quote - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/24/2007 5:41:04 AM
    - Possible reason why Peter Cheasley & Lindy 'hear things' - phil - 7/19/2007 2:19:59 PM
      - Oh, that's cute Phil - Lindy - 7/20/2007 2:22:33 AM
        
        I love the small of jet fuel in the morning - phil - 7/20/2007 2:39:57 AM
        
        Huh? - Lindy - 7/20/2007 3:20:57 AM

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