You hit the nail on the head. There was even the definition of the tree of life as "Spirituality" or some non sense like that. I have noticed a constant recurring reference of scientific ideas to religious words. I got the same impression I think you alluded to. It appears they are promoting a scientific worship…

I think people that use every opportunity to bash Christianity and the Bible, even when it's not applicable, are the more closed minded.

Io9, always finding ways to demonize Christianity.

You talk about unemployment rates then fail to show unemployment rates, check the Bureau of Labor Statistics site on unemployment rates.

John, you say, "If they are opposing more people getting better coverage and more affordable healthcare..."

Ok, thanks for backing down a little. I appreciate your comments and taking time to respond.

You used a perfectly good topic, the premiere of Cosmos, to air out a political bashing of Republicans. You use Think Progress charts to separate us and divide us along political lines when this is about science. You say things like, "...

What are you talking about? Are you confusing the Fox channel with Fox News? Move along, we don't need troll baiting. Let's just enjoy the show and not stoop to using every chance to insult others.

How is it that Neil got it so wrong about Bruno? Isn't he a stickler for accuracy? It's disappointing.

How about them cluttered asteroid fields where you have to weave and dodge. I even saw a space slug jump out and attempt to bite the ship! ... ok, I am kidding about the space slug.

Well, it's actually being rebroadcast on something like 10 stations, from Fox, to FX, to National Geographic, and on. It's not a limited run and this is only the FIRST appearance. Being on Fox, and all those other channels will get infinitely more views than PBS, which has a much smaller audience.

Jeff,

Thanks for sharing that. Time and time again we find that the science vs. religion argument is actually instigated by the anti-religious and NOT the religious. It's a set up that unfortunately needs to be tirelessly debunked because some think if they repeat a lie enough it will become truth.

Me neither and I loved that last part of the episode.

The story showed that Bruno's divine visions and understanding of the universe as infinite were actually correct and inline with modern science. He was a monk ahead of his time. I think that's where I agree with Nivenus that the ideas by Bruno and science are not enemies. Closed minded people that say there is no…

AgedReason,

The proximity of all the asteroids, Kuiper Belt and Ort objects was very annoying.

Really, this is what you want to focus on? Spreading more division and hate?

The show was pretty good, even great. Not awesome, but hey, we still have many more episodes left. Couple of thoughts:

The show was pretty good, even great. Not awesome, but hey, we still have many more episodes left. Couple of thoughts: