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Originally Posted by Suzy
Basically what Liz said but in a longer babble (as I tend to). 
Craig, I am enjoying your views and opinions (and everyone else's too). Makes for a good discussion both serious and light. If he says things that are "questionable" I would like to know. Unfortunately, because I don't have a huge understanding of science, many times I tend to take science too literally - if they said it did that, then that's the way it happened (in my mind) as (to me) they sound so sure of themselves. I have to keep pinching and reminding myself that at the end of the day, most of this stuff is theory and hyposis - well researched, tested etc, but still not absolutely definitive.
Brian Cox seems to be selling the science in this show with a lot of romance involved (aye, rolling in the sand lovingly, closing his eyes at the sun rays lustingly, etc). Yes, great that he’s simplified & romanticised the physics side of things so we can understand our place in the universe better, but I guess at the risk of not giving too much information to the viewer. Although if he did make the show too complicated, I guess we simple folk would remain more ignorant than when we'd first started out.
What's that famous line Bert often uses... good science is about asking the right questions, not getting the right answers. Hope I got that right because that line makes sense to me and I love it . On the show, he’s not really asking the good questions- you and others are doing that for him. I think that some of you guys are a bit more advanced in the audience than the one he’s trying to target.
Keep your input coming along (as well as Carl, Steven etc) because for people like me that would believe anything, you guys stop me from hopefully not being so gullible and believing everything I read/see.
I can see why this show raises a lot of questions from knowledgeable science people like yourself. But nevertheless, I am still enjoying the information and education its providing. |
Here here, Suzy! Well put!
And I also really enjoy the boy's opinions and reviews because they completely disregard the swoon worthy presenter and go straight to the facts and the way they are presented. Not belittling anyone else's involvement in this thread (or myself for that matter, being female and all
) but it's great that we all have such different points to add from those who aren't so science minded like myself to those who understand it as clear as day. It's been really great chatting in this thread, I've had a lot of fun so keep it coming
Second episode is almost ready to watch as well as the third, I cannot wait and you can be sure that an extensive ramble on here will follow
