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lyrics
Let’s suppose I seriously claim
That a fire-breathing dragon lives in my garage what would you say?
I mean, with all the stories about dragons throughout history
But, no real evidence now here’s an opportunity!
“Show me,” you say
And so we look in my garage but all we see is empty cans of paint
“Where’s it at?” you question
Oh she’s right here, but she’s an invisible dragon, I failed to mention
And so you suggest
We spread flour on the floor to capture the dragon’s steps
That’s a good idea, and I suppose it’s fair
But see this dragon’s always floating in the air
You’ll use an infrared, sensor to detect,
The invisible fire, but hold on a sec’
See the thing is
That’s a good idea, but the invisible fire is also heatless
You’ll spray paint the dragon to make her visible
But the paint won’t stick she’s incorporeal
And so on, I counter every physical test
With a special explanation of why it can’t be met
Now, what’s the difference?
Between the dragon I described and one that never existed?
If, you can’t disprove my contention and nothing counts against it
What’s it even mean to say my dragon’s in existence?
Your inability to invalidate
My hypothesis is not at all the same
As proving it true
A claim is veridically worthless if it’s immune to disproof
Despite whatever value it may have in
Exciting our sense of wonder and inspiring action
What I’m asking you to do
Is to believe me in the absence of evidence because I say it’s true
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from Truth Before Comfort,
released September 13, 2013
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These lyrics have been adapted from The Dragon In My Garage chapter of Carl Sagan’s book
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, 1995.
For an excerpt please visit: www.godlessgeeks.com/LINKS/Dragon.htm
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