Contact

In Carl Sagan’s science fiction novel Contact, the concept of “God’s Signature” in Pi is explored as a hypothetical scenario where an intelligently designed pattern is discovered within the mathematical constant. Richard Dawkins discusses this idea, connecting it to debates on intelligent design and religious belief.

• The protagonist character (Ellie Arroway) investigates messages embedded in transcendental numbers left by an advanced intelligence.

• This involves finding a specific sequence of ones and zeros within the base 11 representation of $\pi$.

• Clip title: A Very Interesting Story of Revelation in Carl Sagan’s Science Fiction Novel, Contact.

• Author / channel: The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

• URL: https://youtube.com/shorts/1UFdE-CCUk?si=WeLQ4MM1fUZCIViH

Summary

Richard Dawkins presents a clip discussing Sagan’s novel Contact, focusing on the concept of finding an intelligently designed pattern within the digits of Pi. This idea challenges traditional views on divine creation and intelligent design.

Related Concepts/Entities:

• carl-sagan
• intelligent-design
• Pi (mathematical constant)
• Religion and Science

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Source Notes

• 2026-04-13: [[lab-notes/2026-04-13-Sagans-Contact-Gods-Signature-in-Pi-and-Dawkins-Scientific-View|A Very Interesting Story of Revelation in Carl Sagan’s Science Fiction Novel, Contact. shorts]]