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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (46794)	2/18/2014 8:59:25 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

Carl Sagan was a doofus who believed in supernatural aliens.

To: 2MAR$ who wrote (46794)	2/18/2014 9:06:55 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 69300

UFO sightings prompted Carl Sagan to insist on cyanide pills for first contact By Dave Masko 2011-06-28 20:40 BRAY’S POINT, Ore. – Famed astronomer Carl Sagan insisted that NASA give its astronauts cyanide pills “just in case,” because Sagan feared a deep space accident or a meeting with a violent race of aliens – that he dubbed as “hunters” – could happen as NASA pushed the boundaries of outer space issues that were awakened by numerous UFO sightings. “The study of a single instance of extraterrestrial life, no matter how humble, will deprovincialize biology,” said Carl Sagan in his “Cosmos” TV series. It was at this same time, 30 years ago, that Sagan also promoted the Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Sagan would later admit to the world that regular UFO sightings had prompted him to create contingency plans for possible alien invasion, and how America’s astronauts might have to deal with hostile aliens. Also, in “Contact” -- a 1979 movie about making alien contact, and based on Sagan’s novel of the same name – it features a commentary by “Contact” movie producers Robert Zemeckis and Steve Starkey, revealing how Carl Sagan “insisted that NASA give out cyanide pills to its astronauts.” ......... huliq.com