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Originally Posted by nik-
I can't help but view this series as Tyson being a scientific evangelical and trying to convince Bible Thumpers as opposed to just watching it. I find myself constantly thinking "I wonder what the reaction to that will be ... or this, or that"
It sucks, but I can't help it. I want to just enjoy the awesome show.
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It definitely popped in my head, but I have to agree with the people that say he isn't evangelizing. I think it just feels that way because of all the stories we here on the other side of the spectrum nowadays.
He did seem to softly tiptoe into it, but it hardly seemed forced. As others have mentioned, it's an important precursor to explain the ideas and hypothesis of life on other planets, so I don't know how you get around it.
Lastly, we already know what the reaction is from the willfully ignorant, it's all over Twitter. They're going to freak out no matter how forceful or nuanced you show the information.