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THE PRIVILEGED PLANET: The Search for Purpose in the Universe
Illustra Media

There is an opinion, common among scientists and intellectuals, that our Earthly existence is not only rather ordinary, but in fact, insignificant and purposeless. The late astronomer Carl Sagan typifies this view in his book "Pale Blue Dot":

Because of the reflection of sunlight the Earth seems to be sitting in a beam of light, as if there were some special significance to this small world. But it's just an accident of geometry and optics.

Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.

But perhaps this melancholy assumption, despite its heroic pretense, is mistaken. Perhaps the unprecedented scientific knowledge acquired in the last century, enabled by equally unprecedented technological achievements, should, when properly interpreted, contribute to a deeper appreciation of our place in the cosmos.

In this 60-minute video documentary we will explore a striking feature of the natural world. A feature as widely grounded in the evidence of nature as it is wide-ranging in its implications: the conditions that allow for intelligent life on Earth also make it strangely well suited for viewing and analyzing the universe.

The fact that our atmosphere is clear; that our moon is just the right size and distance from Earth, and that its gravity stabilizes the Earth's rotation; that our position in our galaxy is just so; that our sun is its precise mass and composition: all of these factors (and many more), are not only necessary for Earth's habitability; they also have been surprisingly crucial for scientists to measure and make discoveries about the universe.

Mankind is unusually well positioned to decipher the cosmos. To put it more technically, 'measurability' seems to correlate with habitability.

But is this correlation between the existence of complex life and our ability to make scientific discoveries simply a coincidence or the result of blind chance? Or does it point to a deeper explanation? The Privileged Planet will examine these questions in a remarkable search for evidence of design and purpose within the universe.

But is this correlation between the existence of complex life and our ability to make scientific discoveries simply a coincidence or the result of blind chance? Or does it point to a deeper explanation? The Privileged Planet will examine these questions in a remarkable search for evidence of design and purpose within the universe.

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THE CASE FOR THE CREATOR:
A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence that Points Toward God
Lee Strobel with Illustra Media

As a high school freshman, Lee Strobel became convinced that God did not exist. Only the hard, empirical evidence of science could be trusted--and it appeared to point to a universe created by purely materialistic processes. Time, chance, and Darwinian evolution.

This atheistic worldview deeply influenced Strobel's academic years and early career as an award-winning journalist for the Chicago Tribune. Then, in 1980, his wife's conversion to Christianity led him on an intensive search for the truth about God. Not surprisingly, he began with science.

What do the discoveries of modern biology, physics, cosmology, and astronomy really tell us about the origin of life and the universe? When objectively considered, does contemporary scientific evidence point toward or away from a supernatural Creator? Strobel interviewed scientists and scholars from a wide range of disciplines for the answers.

Based upon a New York Times best-seller, The Case for a Creator is a remarkable film about Lee Strobel's journey from spiritual skepticism to a profound faith in the God who has etched His indelible signature upon every galaxy and living cell. The Creator now revealed by 21 st century science.

LEE STROBEL was the award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune. Following his conversion from atheism in 1981, he wrote the best-selling books The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith and The Case for a Creator.

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UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF LIFE
The Scientific Case for Intelligent Design
Illustra Media

In 1859, Charles Darwin published, 'On the Origin of Species.' In it, he argued that all of life on earth was the product of undirected natural processes. Time, chance, and natural selection. Since Darwin, biologists have relied on such processes to account for the origin of living things. Yet today, this approach is being challenged as never before.

"Unlocking the Mystery of Life" is the story of contemporary scientists who are advancing a powerful, but controversial, idea - the theory of 'intelligent design.' It is a theory based upon compelling biochemical evidence.

Through state-of-the-art computer animation, Unlocking the Mystery of Life transports you into the interior of the living cell to explore systems and machines that bear the unmistakable hallmarks of design. Discover the intricacy of a microscopic bacterial rotary motor, which spins at 100,000 rpm.

Within the cell nucleus explore the wonder of DNA, a threadlike molecule that stores instructions to build the essential components of every living organism. It is part of a biological information processing system more complex and more powerful than any computer network.

This remarkable documentary examines the scientific case for intelligent design -- an idea with the power to revolutionize our understanding of life - and to unlock the mystery of its origin.

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WHERE DOES THE EVIDENCE LEAD?
Exploring the Theory of Intelligent Design
Illustra Media

This video presents the entire content of Unlocking the Mystery of Life in a segmented educational format. Students may explore the theory of intelligent design, element by element, at home or in a classroom setting.

For more than a century, Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection has defined biology. Yet, today a growing number of scientists question its ability to account for the origin and diversity of life. This six-part series examines Darwinian evolution and presents a powerful challenge to its validity - the theory of intelligent design.

Part 1

LIFE: THE BIG QUESTIONS

A new challenge to the theory of natural selection.

Part 2

WHAT DARWIN DIDN'T KNOW

Exploring the complexity of the living cell.

Part 3

MOLECULES & MOUSETRAPS

Molecular machines that defy Darwin's theory.

Part 4

HOW DID LIFE BEGIN?

Why 'chance' cannot explain the origin of life.

Part 5

THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE

DNA genetic information, and life on Earth.

Part 6

THE DESIGN INFERENCE

The scientific evidence for intelligent design.

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