Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial -- now online
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 | A TOWN DIVIDEDThe rural community of Dover, Pennsylvania is torn apart in the latest battle over the teaching of evolution, and parents file a lawsuit against the town's school board in federal court. running time 10:50 | | ||
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 | WHAT IS EVOLUTION?More than 150 years ago Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution to explain how the diversity of life arose, laying the foundation for modern biological science. running time 7:04 | | ||
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 | INTRODUCING INTELLIGENT DESIGNThe Dover School Board attempts to introduce into science classrooms the idea that life is too complex to have evolved naturally and therefore must have been designed by an intelligent agent. running time 8:47 | | ||
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 | THE TRIAL BEGINSThe court is asked to decide whether the School Board promoted religion or had religious motivation, and whether intelligent design is science. running time 9:32 | | ||
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 | THE FOSSIL RECORDA 2004 discovery in the arctic of a transitional fossil from fish to land-dwelling animals is the latest substantiation of Darwin's theory of evolution. running time 8:36 | | ||
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 | A VERY SUCCESSFUL THEORYThe ongoing scientific quest to investigate the unknown has led to some of the strongest evidence for evolution, including findings in modern genetics and molecular biology. running time 9:26 | | ||
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 | THE NATURE OF SCIENCEAfter experts point out that supernatural causes cannot be tested scientifically, the defense begins its case for intelligent design. running time 8:24 | | ||
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 | EXAMINING INTELLIGENT DESIGNIn court, biochemist Michael Behe argues that the concept of irreducible complexity is evidence for intelligent design, while biologist Ken Miller points out the weaknesses in that concept. running time 9:11 | | ||
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 | FAITH AND REASONAs the legal teams battle it out in court, the clash between evolution and intelligent design takes a toll on the Dover community. running time 7:25 | | ||
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 | SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATEThe court looks at evidence that the Dover School Board was motivated by religion. running time 9:49 | | ||
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 | A CULTURE CONFLICTSome proponents of intelligent design would like to see the theory permeate our religious, cultural, moral, and political life. running time 8:52 | | ||
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 | CLOSING ARGUMENTSAfter six weeks, the trial concludes with closing arguments that were as divided as Dover itself had become, and Judge Jones renders his unequivocal verdict. running time 10:38 | |||
Comments
I am familiar with the transcripts, but there is one glaring problem that needs to be addressed and I see poping up on ID sites.
Why did the counsel for the defense...Thompson...who sought this case then disappear for DAYS at a time during the trial, leaving a second chair and an assistant or two against nine lawyers and assistants for the plaintiffs.
And why did Thompson, a Catholic, want the case anyway? The Catholic Church does not champion idea.
The suggest is being made that he "threw the match" and when he did show up missed a number of opportunities to object.
What gives?
I need a real answer for these clowns.
This program just personifies how normal otherwise intelligent people can become so deluded and loose complete common sense because of the Christian religion.
Thankfully those scientists presented a stellar argument and resaon won.
"If Dover receives a natural disaster don't turn to God for help."
I think it would have made a better quote if Robertson said it like this, "If Dover receives a GODLY disaster don't turn to God for help."
I mean, if it was a NATURAL disaster, why would they call on God when he/she/it has nothing to do with it?
just my opinion and humor....
by the way, i do enjoy the show very much, although i was expecting something more from the ID side, I was disappointed.
and of course I am very glad that science prevail once again. We are able to keep our school the way it should be.
That was the whole point of the program. The ID side didn't have shit once they were called out.
"Scientific evidence was planted by Satan himself to deceive all of you".
My question would be:
"Why doesn't God remove the stuff that Satan planted, so we can see the truth clearly"?
Don't you just love the way christians panic when their back is up against the wall anytime their belief system is exposed for the lie that it is.
They always blame it on the devil.
If God did exist then science would only be confirming this, and increasing the likelihood of his existence. Science doesn't start with a presupposition (God exists) it merely reports what it finds, forms a theory, finds more evidence to either disprove or prove the theory. That is the basic way of finding truth. What schools should also teach is philosophy and that should encompass epistemology and the scientific method.
Anyway, enough trying to change the world by a few sad words in a corner of the internet. It was sad that the atheist-station had their windows shot out and Judge Jones had received death threats. I can’t comprehend the double standards that these so called Christians are employing – i.e. Love they neighbour and kill the atheist vermin. Conversely, the evolution camp behaved with honesty and integrity in the face of aversion. I’m astounded.
What really surprises me is the fact that Ken Miller is still a Catholic and a God believer
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Hi Xray',
I didn't think the actor that played Miller did him justice, but overall it was an interesting report.
Many I've talked to about Miller, also can't understand how a man so intelligent in science can hang onto his catholic beliefs.
I think there is a *possibility* that he has some external reasons for SAYING he's catholic but in actuality he's agnostic about any god. It could be a family reason he says he is, or maybe it might even be a bit political in nature, who knows.
In any case, I bet if you pinned him down with questions about backing up his supposed god belief, he'd have no evidence to cite to us to support that belief, merely insisting it's a personal opinion based on some obscure thing called faith.
I just find it very difficult to believe after watching the other two hour documentary with the REAL Miller, that this man could have any strong belief in the type of god the xtians here proclaim exists.
BTW Xray, in all your time taking x-rays of humans, have you ever spotted a single person having a soul inside their body....Just curious is all?
ATF (Who thinks souls must hide themselves when the x-ray beam cometh around)
"BTW Xray, in all your time taking x-rays of humans, have you ever spotted a single person having a soul inside their body....Just curious is all?"
I can't speak for X-ray man, however I can verify that even with my incredible "X-ray" vision that I have never seen a soul inside of a human body.
I can't speak for X-ray man, however I can verify that even with my incredible "X-ray" vision that I have never seen a soul inside of a human body
Well then, that settles it Superman.
Souls MUST be composed of nothing less than good ole' LEAD.
I therefore must also conclude that because LEAD is so heavy, that upon death, all souls travel DOWNWARDS.
I guess nobody is going to heaven afterall...oh well.
ATF
The truth isn't worth shit to these guys. Truth is just a means to an end for them. Whatever rates to work, that's what they'll go with. If the truth, then the truth; if a lie, then they'll lie. But under such a personal mental regime, where truth is just one of the options, to be hauled into service or left hidden in their kit bag according to circumstances, even the truth ceases to be the truth on those occasions when that's their weapon of the hour.
I think this case is a good example of why a person should take the high road, rather than the Lying For Jesus road. Taking the low road had its usual effect of providing an anticipated short-term gain (in this case, very short term), only for it to ultimately come back and bite them on the ass. Judges really, really, REALLY don't like being lied to in court.
Interesting too, was the how the lie evolved into a meta-lie, when after lying to the people and the court, the witness could not bring himself to say that he lied; only that he "misspoke", a word which is a lie about a lie. Note that two of the defence's side eventually had to say that they "misspoke", they guy who bought the panda books and the guy caught talking on tape about teaching "creationism".
Had to laugh at the characterisation of the badly cut-&-pasted words in the editorial drafts of the panda book as a "transitional form."
Sadly, I have to agree with Eel_shepherd's comments.
Wow...
Derrick.
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