The aim of this article is to take the Center for Inquiry’s (CFI), a highly influential organization in the west, mission statement to task with respect to their critique of supposed extraordinary claims through the application of Carl Sagan’s quote: ” extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Specifically those that are defensible through rational argumentation (God’s existence), i.e., in order to question whether or not they are actually promoting rigorous critical thought through the utilization of science and reason. A look will also be taken at whether they are actually fostering freedom of inquiry or if they are becoming masterful at insulating themselves from any criticisms against their own respective positions. This will be carried forth through the examination of the following: i) emotions and non-belief; ii) the epistemology of Carl Sagan’s quote; iii) philosophy, science, and the question of God; iv) the presumption of atheism and its relation to Sagan’s quote; v) proper basicality and Sagan’s quote; and vi) Jesus’ resurrection as a test case.