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The varieties of scientific experience : a personal view of the search for God

by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, Steven Soter

Based on a prestigious lecture series, this volume explores the relationship between religion and science, analysing topics such as creationism, the search for extraterrestrial life, and the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos.

Accession 16525 ISBN 1594201072 Publisher Penguin
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