, ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁S ke pt ical ▁In qu iry ▁( CS IC OP ) ▁presented ▁Cos mos ▁with ▁the ▁Robert ▁B . ▁Ball es ▁Prize ▁in ▁Crit ical ▁Th inking . ▁" C os mos : ▁A ▁Sp ac etime ▁Od ys sey ▁opened ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁to ▁human ity ’ s ▁triumph s , ▁its ▁mistakes , ▁and ▁its ▁ast ounding ▁potential ▁to ▁reach ▁un im ag ined ▁height s ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁The ▁new ▁min is eries ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁by ▁some ▁Christians ▁and ▁the ▁religious ▁right ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁stated ▁during ▁the ▁show . ▁Christian ▁fundamental ists ▁were ▁ups et ▁that ▁the ▁scientific ▁theories ▁covered ▁in ▁the ▁show ▁opposed ▁the ▁Gen esis ▁creation ▁narr ative ▁in ▁the ▁Bible . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁League ▁was ▁ups et ▁that ▁the ▁science ▁show ▁" sm ears " ▁Catholic ism . ▁A ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁League ▁noted ▁how ▁the ▁show ▁focused ▁on ▁Gi ord ano ▁Bruno , ▁whom ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁sec ular ▁authorities ▁to ▁be ▁bur nt ▁at ▁the ▁st ake ▁for ▁bl as ph emy , ▁imm oral ▁conduct , ▁and ▁her es y ▁in ▁matters ▁of ▁dog m atic ▁the ology , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁basic ▁do ctr ines ▁of ▁his ▁philosophy ▁and ▁cosm ology , ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁" ski pped ▁Cop ern icus ▁and ▁Gal ile o — two ▁far ▁more ▁consequ ential ▁men ▁in ▁prov ing ▁and ▁dis sem