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Date: September 16, 2017 04:26PM
"An atheist is someone who is certain that God does not exist" Yes, even Sagan can get something wrong.
Sagan is describing a "strong" atheist, A "weak" atheist is someone that lacks a belief in God.
https://www.thoughtco.com/strong-atheism-vs-weak-atheism-248406Since strong atheist also lack a belief in God they are also "weak" atheists. The definition that covers all atheists is that of the "weak" atheist. Since it covers all atheist, it is the one I chose to use.
I am not a strong atheist, because I can not prove that there is no god, yet I am still an atheist because I lack a belief in God.
Sagan, as with anyone else, can be wrong. Trying to validate one's beliefs by point at an idea where someone else was wrong does not validate the belief, it just means both are wrong.