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Origin of the slogan: Carl Sagan coined "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence"

Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence？ Nah. 00:01:05 – 00:01:36

Mike traces the historical origin of the slogan before critiquing it.

Carl Sagan had a TV show (Cosmos) and was famous as a popularizer of science. He coined this phrase, originally applying it primarily to claims about aliens.
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Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence？ Nah. @ 00:01:05

2019-05-01

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