Prediction from 1995: Carl Sagan’s Eerily Accurate Vision of the Future Unveiled
Researchers in Ithaca, New York have recently rediscovered a prediction made by renowned astrophysicist Carl Sagan in 1995. Sagan’s foresight about society’s increasingly prevalent “celebration of ignorance” has struck a chord in today’s world. The prediction accurately describes the rejection of expert opinions and the rise of anti-intellectualism that we see in current global discourse. In his prediction, Sagan warned about the dangers of dismissing scientific facts and expertise in favor of promoting ignorance. He …