Carl Sagan Quote

The chief deficiency I see in the skeptical movement is its polarization: Us vs. Them - the sense that we have a monopoly on the truth; that those other people who believe in all these stupid doctrines are morons; that if you're sensible, you'll listen to us; and if not, to hell with you. This is nonconstructive. It does not get our message across. It condemns us to permanent minority status.

Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (ed. Ballantine Books, 2011) - ISBN: 9780307801043