The Dragon in My Garage
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"The Dragon in My Garage" is a famous illustrative chapter by Carl Sagan that uses the idea of an invisible, undetectable dragon to explain the importance of skepticism and the scientific method in evaluating extraordinary claims.
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| instanceOf |
essay
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illustrative chapter → thought experiment → |
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audiobook chapter
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| author |
Carl Sagan
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| emphasizes |
importance of empirical evidence
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responsibility of the claimant to provide proof → |
| explains |
why claims that cannot be tested are scientifically meaningless
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| field |
philosophy of science
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science education → |
| genre |
popular science
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science communication → |
| hasForm |
narrative dialogue
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| illustratesConcept |
ad hoc hypotheses
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difference between belief and evidence → rational evaluation of paranormal claims → skeptical inquiry → testability of hypotheses → unfalsifiable claims → |
| includedIn |
chapters of The Demon-Haunted World
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| influenced |
discussions of pseudoscience
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modern skeptical movement → |
| language |
English
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| mainTheme |
burden of proof
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critical thinking → extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence → falsifiability → scientific method → scientific skepticism → |
| medium |
print
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| notableFor |
being widely cited in skeptical literature
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popularizing the phrase about invisible, undetectable dragon → |
| partOfWork |
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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| publicationYear |
1995
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| publisherOfContainingWork |
Random House
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| relatedConcept |
Occam's razor
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Russell's teapot → paranormal claims → pseudoscience → |
| setting |
a garage containing an alleged dragon
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| targetAudience |
general audience
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| teaches |
how to distinguish testable from untestable claims
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| usesExampleOf |
invisible dragon
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undetectable dragon → |
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non-fiction literature
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The Demon-Haunted World
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