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Originally posted by CS119laCoS
For both of the Sagan books, what does he say specifically about religion and why people believe in it?
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Sagan isn't necessarily against religion and actually dances around the subject somewhat. His main point seems to be using powers of critical thinking to guide you rather than superstition and hearsay. In other words - don't believe something is true just because someone tells you it is true.
While not explicitly applying this admonishment to religion, it's pretty obvious that the shoe fits. He uses an analogy of of having an invisible flying dragon in his garage that no one can prove doesn't exist in the same manner that people have created god - a supernatural being that no one can prove doesn't exist. For every reason one thinks up to prove that his dragon doesn't exist, there is a parallel with god.
Mike