did Carl Segan talk or write about Christ?

Question

In his philosophical work did he talk about it anywhere?

sorry I missTyped SAGAN

Answer 1

Carl Sagan did not , to my knowledge, ever talk specifically about Christ, and I have read most of his writings.

What he DID do was to encourage people to view things objectively and from a scientific and logical viewpoint, and to require proof of a hypothesis before believing it. Sagan was an agnostic, that is, one who believes that a higher power may or may not exist, but that if he/she/it/they exist it is irrelevant to life and to scientific discourse because he/she/it/they have not made their existence verifiably and unquestionably know to man, or even possible for man to know unequivocally.

Some Christians just hate bringing logic and facts into the argument. They refuse to listen objectively and to even consider the position of those whose views differ from their own, as demonstrated by many of the answers above. Sagan believed in scientific and verifiable truth, directly in opposition to many people, including fundamentalist Christians.

Sagan created what he called his "baloney detection kit", a tongue-in-cheek name for a very serious set of analysis tools. It is a set of tests for any hypothesis to determine its truth or falsity, or to determine how likely it might be that it is true. I have put a link to a website that describes it and other logical tests for arguments below.

Most Christians have a very hard time with Sagan and his balony detection kit, because it exposes the fallacy of a literal interpretation of many Biblical stories and claims. The most obvious, perhaps, is the creation myth. Creationists believe an invisible being literally knelt in the sand, perhaps on a beach somewhere, packed some sand together in the shape of a man, blew into it and it became alive, fully mature, able to walk and talk and procreate (at least he would be after God later created a woman).

Let's try applying some of Sagan's tests to this theory...

> "Encourage substantive debate on the evidence by knowledgeable proponents of all points of view." That is exactly the point we are discussing here. Christians abhor debate and the airing of other viewpoints, because they already have the answers so there is no room for debate, as exemplified by most of the answers above.

> "Arguments from authority carry little weight because in science there are no authorities." Christians depend entirely on arguments from authority, that authority of course being the Bible and often their religious leaders. The Bible says it, so it must be true regardless of the evidence.

> " 'Occams Razor' - If there are two hypotheses that explain the data equally as well, choose the simpler hypothesis because it is more likely to be correct." The Biblical creation model requires the assumption of a superior being, who cannot be seen and whose existence cannot be objectively and unequivocally proven. Like every other creation myth from every civilization, it is not based on verifiable facts but on the existence of a mystical, spiritual, usually invisible being (or beings), specifically God (or gods).

There are other tests in Sagan's "balony detector" as well as other logical tests to apply to the Christian and other arguments, described on the website I referenced below. If you are sincerely seeking the truth, as it sounds like you are, you should go there and apply these tests to Biblical hypotheses and mythology (I say "Biblical" because you asked about Sagan's view of Christ, but these tests apply to any hypothesis).

Many Christians despise Sagan's philosophy because it contradicts their own, and that is unacceptable by Christian standards. The Bible is absolute and unquestionable despite the evidence. This was true when the Roman Catholic Church persecuted and often tortured and executed (murdered) those who sought the truth, such as Gallileo and his heresy of the sun-centered solar system, and it is true of many of today's Christian fundamentalists.

A long answer to a short question, I guess, but I hope it helped enlighten you and those who will read this. Best of luck in your pursuit of Truth.

Answer 2

Sagan insists that all of our human traits - loves and hates, passions and despairs, tenderness and aggression are simply the result of "minor accidents in our immensely long evolutionary history" [p. 282]. In a lame attempt to find some sense of purpose and meaning in a human consciousness born of "minor accidents" Sagan proposes that "We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers" [p. 193]. As a further extension of this "boot strap" theology Sagan maintains that man has evolved by mere chance to the point where he can now take over and direct his own evolution [p. 320]. With this, the ultimate goal of Scientism and Secular Humanism is finally achieved; man becomes his own creator and thus "god".

Carl Sagan has gained international attention through his popular writings on science and especially through his thirteen part television series "Cosmos." In all of these, Sagan has insisted that he presents only scientific facts or scientific theories supported by scientific evidence. What has often emerged in his popular writings and television appearances, however, is only a tissue of empirical science covering a great bulk of unprovable speculation liberally laced with Sagan's own philosophical and religious views of life. Sagan's religion is not so much one of science as it is of "scientism."

The social and philosophical implications of Scientism for man are embodied in the religion of Secular Humanism. Sagan's scientistic religious beliefs and pronouncements are well documented in his own books:

_Broca's Brain_, New York : Random House, 1979 _The Cosmic Connection_, New York : Anchor Press, 1973 _Cosmos_, New York : Random House, 1980 _Life in the Universe_, San Francisco : Holden-Day Inc., 1966

Answer 3

Reading between the lines we know that Jesus was a Jew/ The seed of David/ the son of Jews, Joseph and Mary / taught at synagogues/ went to jewish festivals. Isreal was commanded over and over to allow the stranger to join them in the worship of the true God. Gen 17:12/ Ex. 12:48/ Numbers 15:15/ Ez. 47;22. Jesus would not even respond to Herod, when He was chained up and about to be crucified. It seems like He really prefered talking to the common people

Answer 4

Of course he did who do you think created everything he talked about " Bozo the Clown??" Just because he does not believe in God doesn't mean He does not exist. Hold on to your faith!!!!!!!!!!!!It would be nice if he can come back to life and tell us what he thinks of the "cosmos "now, that would be a great program!!!!!!!

Answer 5

it's Carl Sagan not "Carl Segan"

Answer 6

He was definitely an atheist and most of his writings demonstrate tha point.

I have no intentions of believeing the evolutionary views of an atheist.

Answer 7

There is a thin line between GENIUS and INSANITY!