Sagan and Scientific Literacy The expression, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free” has New Testament origins and so should probably not serve as the basis for a paper on the importance of scientific literacy, but if we can divorce the saying from its context it would indeed serve as a touchstone for Carl Sagan’s insistence on the importance of scientific literacy – which he expresses with especial eloquence in The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark as well as throughout much of the rest of his writings. For truth does set us free. Pages: 3 Bibliography: 0 source(s) listed Filename: 20315 Sagan Scientific Literacy.doc Price: 26.85