The Varieties of Scientific Experience

The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God is a book collecting transcribed talks on the subject of natural theology that astronomer Carl Sagan delivered in 1985 at the University of Glasgow as part of the Gifford Lectures.[1] The book was first published posthumously in 2006, 10 years after his death. The title is a reference to The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.

The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
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AuthorCarl Sagan
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectRelationship between religion and science
PublisherThe Penguin Press HC
Publication date
November 2, 2006
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages304
ISBN1-59420-107-2

The book was edited by Ann Druyan, who also provided an introduction section. The sixth chapter, "The God Hypothesis", was later reprinted in Christopher Hitchens' anthology The Portable Atheist.

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