Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 23:24:41 -0500 From: Sue Kovach Subject: Re: Your site, my book To: "Glenn Campbell, Las Vegas" [Edited.] I would not necessarily call myself a *supporter* of Carl Sagan. He has definitely influenced my methods of thinking and analysis, in that he does not think that paranormal phenomena are matters of belief, but rather are matters of evidence. (No "I believe in UFOs" stuff.) I also feel that way, but where we differ tremendously is that 1) he argues vehemently that paranormal phenomena *do not exist*, and 2) he does not consider eyewitness accounts of credible witnesses to be evidence at best, or even valuable at worst. I *do* consider eyewitness accounts from credible witnesses to be both valuable and evidence, in the absence of any physical evidence. So when I say he has influenced me, it's more that he's spurred me to prove him wrong. But I do absolutely believe that his book ["The Demon Haunted World"] is a must-read for those of us who look into these phenomena, as you also say in your review of the book. So no, I'm not a *supporter* of his major statements and theories regarding paranormal phenomena. But an admirer of him as a thinker and scientist, sure. Sue Kovach