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'''Carl Sagan''' (1934-1996) was a professor of [[astronomy]] at [[Cornell University]] in Ithaca, New York, who became a celebrity on television and a vocal advocate for increased searches for intelligent life in outer space.  In addition, Carl Sagan was an agnostic.<ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/ps/Carl_Sagan.html</ref> ''Time'' magazine reported that Carl Sagan "talked with [[Jimmy Carter]] about such esoteric matters as [[black hole]]s and [[exobiology]] (the speculation that [[extraterrestrial life]] exist)."<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951539,00.html Frederic Golden, "The Cosmic Explainer," Time.com 20 Oct. 1980.]</ref> He was instrumental in the development of Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence([[SETI]]) which has cost American taxpayers money with no real prospects of any return. The speculative field of [[exobiology]] often assumes that [[evolution]] occurred despite [[evolution|the lack of evidence and counter evidential nature of evolutionary claims.]]  

'''Carl Sagan''' (1934-1996) was a [[liberal]] professor of [[astronomy]] at [[Cornell University]] in Ithaca, New York, who became a celebrity on television and a vocal advocate for increased searches for intelligent life in outer space.  In addition, Carl Sagan was an agnostic.<ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/ps/Carl_Sagan.html</ref> ''Time'' magazine reported that Carl Sagan "talked with [[Jimmy Carter]] about such esoteric matters as [[black hole]]s and [[exobiology]] (the speculation that [[extraterrestrial life]] exist)."<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951539,00.html Frederic Golden, "The Cosmic Explainer," Time.com 20 Oct. 1980.]</ref> He was instrumental in the development of Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence([[SETI]]) which has cost American taxpayers money with no real prospects of any return. The speculative field of [[exobiology]] often assumes that [[evolution]] occurred despite [[evolution|the lack of evidence and counter evidential nature of evolutionary claims.]]  

Carl Sagan was also an avid [[marijuana]] smoker who claimed marijuana gave him scientific insights.<ref>http://cosmologytalk.tribe.net/thread/7e25b81c-2529-44c6-b388-f926c2475e6a</ref>  

Carl Sagan was also an avid [[marijuana]] smoker who claimed marijuana gave him scientific insights.<ref>http://cosmologytalk.tribe.net/thread/7e25b81c-2529-44c6-b388-f926c2475e6a</ref>