Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said about his series Cosmos that it showed beautiful animation and clear respect for his original maker Carl Sagan, who starred in the 'Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'. Ann Druyan, wife of Sagan, said that it really made her feel happy by the extensive approach of the two networks that aired this series. It has truly supported her intellectual independence.
"I was amazed that Fox and National Geographic, but more about Fox, never wanted to change a word in my scripts. That was revelatory. That Standards and Practices would write back to me after reading the script and say 'Cannot wait to see this on television", she said in an interview last week.
Right from the first episode to its last, Cosmos has talked about the idea that the pursuer of science can be an act of faith.
For him, the insights of science have provided him the most fulfilling spiritual experiences he has ever had. Tyson never argued with anyone about their beliefs and he hoped that the series never made anyone feel that it was trying to criticize someone for what they respect and believe.
What he has attempted to do through this series is to make people aware that what scientific evidences have revealed is more glorious than what was claimed by many people in the past. People should understand the truth behind the universe, which is more ancient and larger than anyone would have thought.
In the last episode of Cosmos, Tyson tried to show that political climate is posing a real threat to the scientific thinking. However, Dryan thinks that the situation is better for science than what it was seven or eight years ago.
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