The Dragons of Eden (1977)

I kind of thought this was going to be -- I don't know, something about mythology. Like, Jungian myth, maybe. So I shouldn't judge it for not being the book I wanted to read, but... ( )

Rated: F ( )

I like it. For someone who like to read about evolution, and possible alien life forms. It is a thin book with lot of interesting information, stuff you want to highlight and remember for later.

The ending is also very good. Quotating from Jacob Bronowski, "We are a scientific civilization. That means a civilization in which knowledge and its integrity are cruical. Science is only a Latin word for knowledge, knowledge is our destiny."

Wonderful. Combining it with my recent experience in a coffee shop, the need for scientific thinking is all the more important, especially when there are stupid religions spreading stupid thoughts to fucking stupid Catholics and Christians.

The experience I had is probably quite typical. A pretty good looking woman having a coffee with her boyfriend, reading a fashion magazine together (how sweet!). When all of a sudden, she felt the need to talk about what she had heard in mass (fucking time wasting activity in the child raping cult aka Catholic church) about a conspiracy of the US government covering up discovery by NASA of alien life forms. (Minus point for being fucking stupid Catholic, more negative point given for being the unbelievable story of conspiracy.)

What a load of crap! She need to read this book and other books that provide her with substances and facts instead of fucking stupid lies from Christianity and the child raping cult aka Catholic church.

What a waste of life. She is not bad looking. But way too stupid for the advancement of human civilization.

Yup. It is a review that tried (and probably failed) to illustrate how important easy and accessible scientific books are to the collective intelligent of the human race.

The end. ( )

far- sighted ( )

Sagan's storytelling ability is on full display in this history of human intelligence. ( )