Three Documentaries on Intelligent Design
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Until the end of June Campus Crusade has a 50% off sale on three DVDs exploring intelligent design:
- The Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel
- Unlocking the Mystery of Life
- The Privileged Planet
The Privileged Planet was, of course, co-written by Guillermo Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Ben Stein’s Expelled asserts that Dr. Gonzalez was denied tenure for challenging Darwinian Orthodoxy. Perhaps someone you know would enjoy seeing what is so controversial about Gonzalez’ ideas in particular and Intelligent Design, in general.
The DVDs present solid scientific concepts in language the layman or laywoman can understand, with state of the art, memorable graphics.
posted by JT at Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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My family watched "The Privileged Planet" together, and we were all very, very impressed. Interestingly enough, the documentary wasn't presented from a Christian worldview. One of the scientists, I believe, was a backsliding atheist, pulled toward deism because of the compelling evidence he found for a Creator. I highly recommend the DVD as an encouragement to any Christian, but don't expect it to be apologetics-oriented like "The Case for a Creator."
just for the record, what is the Biblical basis for ID? with creationism, we at least had a framework in which to look at the cosmos - Genesis 1 and 2. what is the text to which ID makes its appeal?
mike rucker
fairburn, georgia, usa
mikerucker.wordpress.com
Thanks for the heads-up, Justin. "Unlocking the Mystery of Life" is one of the most fascinating videos I've seen. I passed my copy on to someone else, and I've been meaning to buy a replacement.
You can watch many of these videos online for free! Check it out:
http://www.theapologiaproject.org/video_library.htm
Thanks for the link. I just purchased them and can't wait to share them with our youth group.
Speaking of Dembski, I was recently told by someone who is very knowledgeable on these sorts of things that his latest book The Design of Life is the best work on ID thus far.
http://www.amazon.com/Design-Life-Discovering-Intelligence-Biological/dp/0980021308/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210130905&sr=8-1
Mike,
The main biblical text I have seen cited by some ID advocates (the orthodox Christian ones) is John 1:1-3. ID is a rather big-tent movement, though, and one need not accept a biblical worldview to accept ID as it is commonly articulated.
David
one need not accept a biblical worldview to accept ID as it is commonly articulated.
perhaps, but i don't think it's a stretch to say that a biblical worldview was an a priori intent, and not just something they realized after positing they had found irreducible complexity.
mike rucker
fairburn, georgia, usa
mikerucker.wordpress.com
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