[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Navweb3620 I haven't followed Sagan a lot, but from what I gather he's some type of influential speaker. That youtube video was pointless. All he does is ask questions, and never offers any conclusive evidence. So I fail to see how he is successful in influencing others. If anything, he is good at shaking people. Asking them questions outside of their comfort zone. He can get people to question their beliefs and practices. Which is good, because it leads to a more knowledgeable and disciplined society.[/quote] There is a difference between that, and getting into people's faces and saying "I am [insert ideology here], and if you are not of the same beliefs system as I am, you are a fool who is wrong, and I hope all people who share common ideas with you are wiped from Earth one day."