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DANGEROUS!!! We can't have dissent!
From the folks at Illustra Media comes their latest nail in the coffin of exhausted theories on the evolutionary process.
Its a pretty big nail too.
This is the first well produced video that I've seen on the concept of the Anthropic Principle, the observation that our habitable earth...is just a little too perfect for life to exist when compared to the rest of the known Universe.
I'm pleased to see Dr. VanMeurs doctoral dissertation of a review on a video he's apparently never seen.
So for everybody else...here's a review by someone who HAS watched the video.
Very well produced and digitally filmed. The graphic presentations are excellent and near the level of the first edition in this series.
The scientists interviewed are very articulate and not out to bash you with the concept of "God" but to point out that the concept of our Universe actually teeming with life... is something that seems to fly in the face of the known facts.
FOR EXAMPLE: If we just took the space between Alpha Centauri and the star we call our Sun (about 4.3 light years) there seems to be only about a 2 mile layer of atmosphere that is known to be habitable by humans, without the aid of some sort of equipment.
Most of the video spends its time on the major points of the Anthropic Principle...right kind of sun, location in the solar system, location in the galaxy, atmosphere, presence of water...etc.
I wish there had been more video of the earth's landscapes used...simply because our earth is beautiful...and the respect this video gives it is breathtaking.
I found myself being in awe of the minuscule proportion of my existence as compared to the rest of the universe, yet somehow trying to figure out in all that space...why so little of it is accessible to a human being and why are we concsious of this fact?
The video should be an excellent starting point to start any discussion on the eternal question... "Why?"
Its been said that the Intelligent Design movement is dangerous. Dangerous to who? Those who have the most to lose in a debate I guess. Those who have no answer to the "Why?"
One technical flaw...on the bonus features, one of the pages on the Q & A section has no picture...but still works.
September 2004 · Movies and TV