I thought the second episode was very logically presented for the most part. The evolution of the eye seemed to me to be a bit far fetched, and a bit hasty. I was happy to see that there was no religion bashing that could have so easily been included in the script, although the metaphors seemed to be borrowed rather than original even if they came from the original series. The logic and pattern of thought for natural selection was well presented, and the difference between directed and natural selection well demonstrated. I remember seeing the original graphics of evolution in Jim Blynn's computer lab while the first series was being produced. Then as now it struck me as an interesting interpretation that did not represent the actual path of natural selection. I thought chapter two was much better than the first episode. On Monday, March 17, 2014 12:33 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote: Joan, the Tree of Life was lifted from Sagan's original. If I'm not mistaken, they even used the very same tree. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".