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Carl Sagan

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

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Carl Sagan suggests that when religious leaders do not marry or have children, it reduces the chance of passing down extreme or fanatical beliefs through family lines. This practice helps prevent fanaticism from becoming a hereditary trait within religious communities.

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