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I do not understand the point of the question. Sagan was a self-declared agnostic, and he also did a lot of work in popularizing science that might have contributed to others becoming agnostic, or at least understanding what (some) agnostics value.
Since beliefs should pay rent, in what way would the world be different in the cases where "Carl Sagan was an agnostic prophet" and "Carl Sagan was not an agnostic prophet"?
I'm with nhamann on this one. The question sounds like the kind of empty dispute that comes up in politically-motivated debates, like whether atheism is a religion or a tree falling in an empty forest makes a sound. The answer doesn't actually tell you anything you didn't already know.
What are the political implications of whether a tree falling in a forest makes a sound? ... logging rights?
Questions asked for political reasons are generally intended to direct outrage rather than expectation. "It makes an alberzle but not a bargulum, and I'm angry about it!"