Carl Sagan was also incredibly wrong almost every time he talked about history. In many ways he was vanguard of the kind of hubris we commonly see today on soci

Carl Sagan was also incredibly wrong almost every time he talked about history. In many ways he was vanguard of the kind of hubris we commonly see today on social media, self assured of his own knowledge. Just to give you an example. He repeated common misconception about Library of Alexandria being something unique and it's burning being the break between high civilization and barbarism. But it was nothing of the sort.[1] The very fact that the library has been ransacked, burned or otherwise damaged both before and after the "pivotal event" Sagan describes, is a strong indicator of his ignorance. And doesn't stop there. Whenever Sagan talked about "Dark ages" or anything remotely related he was wrong. The very term has been considered inaccurate at the time, and it is even more so today.[2] [1]https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/02/05/carl-sagan-was-really-bad-at-history/ https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/02/05/carl-sagan-was-... [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography)