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In his last interview, Carl Sagan warned that America will be taken over by a 'charlatan' political leader

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Astronomer Carl Sagan was the original host of "Cosmos" back in 1980 and it became most watched show in public television history.

Shortly before his death in 1996 , he made a dire warning about how the average Americans ' lack of skeptical, scientific thinking could lead to disastrous consequences.

Sagan was right, America will suffer due to a lack a lack of scientific skepticism.

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English

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