(April 12, 2015 at 5:21 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:(April 12, 2015 at 5:11 pm)Polaris Wrote: Tyson comes off as a fraud. I don't believe for one second Carl Sagan had any interaction with him, let alone having any faith in him. I would have much rather had Michio Kaku as the host for the Cosmos reboot as he seems someone much more knowledgeable.
Really? What leads you to think that the story about NdT and Sagan is false? The book he has signed seems to be genuine. And what leads you to think that NdT isn't knowledgeable enough to host Cosmos?
Michio Kaku is certainly knowledgeable, and is certainly passionate about cosmology. I don't know that he would inspire the wonder that NdT is capable of inspiring, which is really what Cosmos is all about.
It is pretty clear that NdT is an agnostic atheist. He doesn't believe any god claims---he's said that outright. He is open to evidence; he won't take a definitive stance. It's much the same for most of us here.
Tyson doesn't come off as genuine and the whole story just appeared to be him trying to justify him being the host.
I would rather have someone who speaks at a higher level about the cosmos as Kaku does much more often, than another Bill Nye. Sure people like Bill Nye were great when we were kids, but I expect much more out of a show like Cosmos than what has Tyson provided. Plus, I would like Tyson to spend more time worrying about science than wasting valuable time addressing the people who made him feel butt-hurt about the age of the universe.
But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.
