PBS Offers Intelligent Design Documentary

CREATION - Evolution Headlines ^ | 04/28/2003 | Illustra Media/CREATION - Evolution Headlines

[Remedy]

According to Illustra Media, the Public Broadcasting System uploaded the film Unlocking the Mystery of Life to its satellite this past Sunday. For the next three years, it will be available for member stations to download and broadcast. In addition, PBS is offering the film on their Shop PBS website under Science/Biology videos (page 4).

The film, released a little over a year ago, has been called a definitive presentation of the Intelligent Design movement. With interviews and evidences from eight PhD scientists, it presents strictly scientific (not religious) arguments that challenge Darwinian evolution, and show instead that intelligent design is a superior explanation for the complexity of life, particularly of DNA and molecular machines. The film has been well received not only across America but in Russia and other countries. Many public school teachers are using the material in science classrooms without fear of controversies over creationism or religion in the science classroom, because the material is scientific, not religious, in all its arguments and evidences, and presents reputable scientists who are well qualified in their fields: Dean Kenyon, Michael Behe, Jonathan Wells, Steven Meyer, William Dembski, Scott Minnich, Jed Macosko, and Paul Nelson, with a couple of brief appearances by Phillip E. Johnson, the "founder" of the Intelligent Design movement.

Check with your local PBS Station to find out when they plan to air it. If it is not on their schedule, call or write and encourage them to show the film. Why should television partly supported by public tax funds present only a one-sided view on this subject, so foundational to all people believe and think? We applaud PBS's move, but it is only partial penance for the Evolution series and decades of biased reporting on evolution.

This is a wonderful film, beautifully edited and shot on many locations, including the Galápagos Islands, and scored to original music by Mark Lewis. People are not only buying it for themselves, but buying extra copies to show to friends and co-workers. Unlocking the Mystery of Life available here on our Products page in VHS and DVD formats. The film is about an hour long and includes vivid computer graphics of DNA in action. The DVD version includes an extra half-hour of bonus features, including answers to 14 frequently-asked questions about intelligent design, answered by the scientists who appear in the film.

This is a must-see video. Get it, and get it around.

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Intelligent Design Gets a Powerful New Media Boost 03/09/2002
Exclusive Over 600 guests gave a standing ovation Saturday March 9 at the premiere of a new film by Illustra Media, Unlocking the Mystery of Life. This 67-minute documentary is in many ways a definitive portrayal of the Intelligent Design movement that is sweeping the country. Intelligent Design is a non-religious, non-sectarian, strictly scientific view of origins with both negative and positive arguments: negative, that Darwinism is insufficient to explain the complexity of life, and positive, that intelligent design, or information, is a fundamental entity that must be taken into consideration in explanations of the origin of complex, specified structures like DNA. The film features interviews with a Who's Who of the Intelligent Design movement: Phillip Johnson, Michael Behe, Jonathan Wells, Paul Nelson, Stephen Meyer, Dean Kenyon, William Dembski, and others, who explain the issues and arguments for intelligent design as the key to unlocking the mystery of life. The film also features nearly 20 minutes of award-quality computer animation of molecular machines, manufacturing plants, and storage libraries of elaborate information - DNA and proteins at work in the cell, climaxing with a dazzling view of DNA transcription and translation.
In his keynote address, Dr. Paul Nelson (who appears in the film), gave reasons for optimism. He said that Time Magazine, usually solidly Darwinian, admitted just last week that these Intelligent Design scientists may be onto something. U.S. News and World Report is also coming out with a piece on I.D. And Stephen Meyer, who also appears in the film, could not be at the premiere because he was on his way to Ohio (see next headline), armed with copies of the film to give to the school board members. Nelson said that scientists should not arbitrarily rule design off the table. "Keeping science from discovering something that might be true is like having a pair of spectacles that distorts your vision," he said. "It does profound harm to science." He described how Ronald Numbers, evolutionist, once told him that design might be true, but science is a game, with the rule that scientists cannot even consider the possibility of design; "that's just the way it is," he said. (See this quote by Richard Lewontin for comparison.) Yet design is already commonly considered in archaeology, cryptography, forensics, and SETI, so why not in biology? Apparently this arbitrary rule has become a national controversy. Intelligent Design, says Nelson, is finally removing a "rule of the game" that is hindering science. If the reaction of the crowd at the premiere luncheon was any indication, Unlocking the Mystery of Life has launched a well-aimed smart weapon at the citadels of Darwinism.

We highly recommend this film. Copies are just now becoming available for $20. Visit IllustraMedia.com and order it. View it, and pass it around. Share it with your teachers, your co-workers, your church. You will have no embarrassment showing this high-quality, beautiful, amazing film to anyone, even the most ardent evolutionist.

 

 

[whattajoke]

You confuse me.

You state the bible is a book of many things, then cite examples which are in direct opposition to the sciences you cite. Or something.

water to wine is not "chemistry" it is alchemy.
walking on (liquid) water is not "physics" it is physically impossible.
God creating an earthquake is not geology, it is superstition.
The 40 yr flood is not meteorology, it is mythology.

The bible is good for you. Leave it at that and don't try to make it out to be more than it is. I'd rather our publicly funded scientists spend our money and their time on science... not hokum.

[f.Christian]

let's get back to discussing the real science ... vs evolution hype -- spin -- DENIALS !

[f.Christian]

hokum ... evolution --- ozark science !

[whattajoke]

The Ozarks are in the bible belt, and I'd be willing to be most who live there are adherents to the christian creation myth.

And I thought your posts were simply nonsensical, but now you've shown them to be just plain wrong.

/responding to effdot for the month>

[f.Christian]

Evolution ... atheist hate cult // 'myths' on a Conservative site --- you are psycho whacked science --- sociopath too !

[f.Christian]

The deadliest battle yet for Conservatism: The Evolution // atheist Juggernaut versus the Culture of Life.

[f.Christian]

A good explanation for the evo -- atheist cult is demon possession --- deliverance !

[f.Christian]

To: Ichneumon

You hear about the child that made a paper airplane and sailed it out the window somewhere on the east coast last March…landed in Diego Garcia as a B-2 SPIRIT STEALTH BOMBER.

The EVO trinity, nobody,nothing,chaos, made it happen, just like your cubic signal generator.


613 posted on 05/05/2003 10:23 AM PDT by Remedy

[Lurking Libertarian]

Back-to-Work Placemarker.

[whattajoke]

The Bible does not offend me. Nor does the Torah nor the Koran nor the Upanishads nor the Norse mythologies nor hieroglyphics depicting Ra for that matter. They all provide(d) comfort to millions over the years. And that's fine.

As for the "divinely inspired" part, that's what you choose to believe... again, fine. I choose not to believe that part, which is why I'm not christian. Again, fine. The "divinely inspired" part is why your beliefs are great for church and home, but not a public school or scientific realms. Once that's established (and it may very well be for you) then we move on to discussing evolution. Again, fine.

I am not making fun of your beliefs, merely pointing out that the water to wine et. al. stuff is simply not science. They are "miracles" which, to the believer, fall outside the realm of physics. There is but one documentation of water to wine, and it's 2000 years old. You choose to accept that, I don't. Again, fine.

As for the bible outlining "thing to come," I have a fundamental problem with this claim. Please tell me one thing BEFORE it happens that the bible tells you, and I promise, I'll be front and center at church on Sunday. (Methinks my sunday morning coffee appointments are safe).

As for me needing more laughter in my life, perhaps you are correct. (we all do, right?) Please explain again your idea of Plate tectonics in the face of the *obviousness* of what has recently been determined as "Intelligent Drift theory." I'll get a good chuckle.

[Dataman]

I have not discussed ANYTHING regarding MY religion with you.

You certainly have.

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Re: Intelligent Design and Creationism Just Aren't the Same
From Aric2000 | 01/16/2003 5:04 PM CST replied

If only you knew.

It is NOT baseless, it is based on facts that are easily verifiable.

It will be fun to watch your church collapse as the Messiah comes to power. Should be LOTS of fun.

I don't expect it in the next few months, but it should be occurring within the next 4 years. The political situation is ripe for him to show up again, although it is NOT Jesus, but his descendants. Yes, He was married, and had children, quite a few as a matter of fact.

Like I said, it's going to be fun to watch.

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[f.Christian]

To: whattajoke

waj ...

It is my strong contention that science, and all its tenets, is an important part of conservatism. We consider ourselves more knowledgable and educated (well, we are) and this is all part of that. The minority of YEC's in our world do us an injustice, and make for easy ridicule from the left.


ph ...


Well stated. That is also my position.


112 posted on 04/29/2003 3:00 PM PDT by PatrickHenry (Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)


fC ...


Overlordism ...

I'm only surprised that you publicly admit it (( you 're not joshing // tricking me ? ? )) !

"We consider ourselves more knowledgable and educated (well, we are)" ---


fC ...


Is that only what your worried about ... what leftist think ---

"The minority of YEC's in our world do us an injustice, and make for easy ridicule from the left."

What's the difference between your village and hillary clinton's ?





wj ...

As has been stated here a million times, scientific debate is not meant for public spectacle. Truth be told, it's a tedious, boring exercise detailing minute facts, written out over tens of thousands of pages in hundreds of texts, journals, online resources, museum placards, etc.


fC ...

classic ... elitisim !


To: f.Christian

fC...

Originally the word liberal meant social conservatives(no govt religion--none) who advocated growth and progress---mostly technological(knowledge being absolute/unchanging)based on law--reality... UNDER GOD---the nature of GOD/man/govt. does not change.

LC...

Now I follow, thank you. Actually, I don't disagree with this at all since I see the left as abandoning the uncertianty of democracy and majority rule (( constitutional // law ))** for the assurance technocracy and expert rule (( dictatorship // tyranny ))**.

152 posted on 9/10/02 12:17 PM Pacific by Liberal Classic

** .. .. .. my additions !

Boshevik monopoly (( experts )) ... social // mind engineers ---

Brainwashing (( God // Truth )) -- Indoctrination (( lies // evolution // atheism )) !

Main Entry: tech·no·crat
Pronunciation: 'tek-n&-"krat
Function: noun
Date: 1932
1 : an adherent of technocracy
2 : a technical expert; especially : one exercising managerial authority

Main Entry: tech·noc·ra·cy
Pronunciation: tek-'nä-kr&-sE
Function: noun
Date: circa 1919
: government by technicians; specifically : management of society by technical experts

[MEGoody]

"The 40 yr flood is not meteorology, it is mythology."

What 40 year flood?

[whattajoke]

RE: fossils on different continents.

Your acceptance of their existence begs a better question: Why do they exist at all?

Fossils do not form easily. They are exceedingly rare, and often incomplete. Ocean dwelling fish swim. populations move, land and ice bridges form and disappear. So of course fossils from closely related species appear around the earth. So what?

At any rate, once a population got to a geographically isolated area, it then started its own branch on the evolutionary tree.

[f.Christian]

Mary poppins -- hairy potter science -- popes too !