However, Sagan concerns himself with more than pure science. While this is quite true of science, this approach to relating science has led to Sagan's formulation of a unique synthesis of science and philosophy. The difficulty is that the public tends to consider Sagan's words scientifically valid whether they be fact or opinion. Sagan has arrived at a particularly interesting view of science's traditional companion, religion. He reinterprets the meaning and role of religion from the viewpoint of science.
Religion has three dimensions in which it bridges gaps.
First, it is a cultural mortar manifesting itself in a spectrum of benevolent and malevolent social influences. Second, religion contains a resonating mystic core, a touch reaching to the depths of every human's inmost self. Third, religion provides a means to explain the great mysteries, from the mechanisms of nature to the purpose of humanity. However, the development of science has shed new light on if not entirely changed the nature of each of these dimensions. Because of its origin, science is capable of reaching far as well.