The Intelligent Design Collection - Darwin's Dilemma, The Privileged Planet, Unlocking the Mystery of Life

This is a wonderful collection of well thought out and produced High School/College level videos on valid reasons for a belief in Intelligent Design. As more time has gone by since the beginning of the Hutton/Darwin theory of evolution was introduced, the more it becomes clear in paleontology and related fields of biology and chemistry that due to the paucity (and total lack of the billions of transitional forms) in the fossil records and the incredibly complex interactions within biosystems, that there is no concrete evidence for the evolutionary theory of the creation and development of all life forms. It's all smoke and mirrors and misdirection.Today Evolutionary Theory is taught as dogmatic fact, despite it being built like a house of cards upon the simple scientific understanding and research data of Darwin's time. At the publication of Darwin's theory, it was assumed that as more time went on, the relatively new field of paleontology would soon uncover vast fields of intermediary, in-between forms, but that is not the case. We now have millions of well-documented fossilized lifeforms that are complete and discernible as to species, etc., with some most being identical to current lifeforms on earth or extinct lifeforms such as the dinosaurs. There are no fossil records anywhere on earth of billions and billions of transitional life forms necessary to evolution to prove it as fact, not theory. And today we know that living cells are not merely simple protoplasmic black boxes that magically create order out of disorder and bring life out of unknown chemicals and their interactions, but incredibly complex, ordered micromachines and mechanisms that service the cells according to the stored information with in the DNA.These videos illustrate that point in compelling illustrations and interviews with well qualified non-religious scientists and do a good job of highlighting some of the compelling evidence against the religion of evolution, for that is what it is, a belief system of cosmology for people to live without the need for a Creator. However, the incredible complexity and interdependency of all biosystems, be it predator and prey or reproductive diversity makes it difficult for a rational person to blindly believe in the evolutionary theory.

First of all, I have to congratulate Illustra Media on the beauty and professionalism of these DVDs --- ALL of them.The first one, "Darwin's Dilemma," deals with the Cambrian Explosion and Darwin's inability to explain it. This is not something put in Darwin's mouth. It is taken from his own writings. The fossil record looks nothing like Darwin's "Tree of Life." Frankly, I have no idea why people get upset when difficulties are pointed out with Darwin's theory. It's old, musty, Victorian stuff. Just last week, some scientists observed neutrinos going faster than light. If that is true, Einstein is due for some serious updating. But nobody got all hot under the collar and screamed, "You can't attack Einstein!"The second DVD, "Unlocking the Mystery of Life," deals with the incredible nanotechnology inside bacteria and human cells. The computer animation alone is worth the price of admission.The third DVD, "The Privileged Planet," explores the tantalizing, uncanny relationship between Earth as a home of intelligent life, and Earth as an ideal platform for studying the universe. As Einstein pointed out, "The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible."The DVDs are loaded with interesting information.I don't think I'll surprise anyone by noting that this set comes from the Discovery Institute, and that the DVDs would like to provoke thought about the question of all this happening by chance, rather than design. I assume that if you are an adult, you can make up your own mind about this.I am recommending these DVDs because of their extraordinary quality and beauty, the extensive scientific facts presented in them, and a little bit because they ARE thought-provoking. I think that people should expose themselves to several points of view while making a decision (or withholding judgment).Now I'm going to watch their DVD about butterflies! :-)

Our world seems to be propagated by "truth" that is sometimes only "truth" due to the billions of dollars that support the "truth" that is really a pack of lies.... This video series quickly touches on some genuine truths that reveal very clearly that we have been lied to by a system that has billions to loose in education and publishing due to propagating a lie(s). It also reveals some of the reasons why there are so called "experts" and "scientists" who still say the lies are truth... WHY?... there is a reason an this video series reveals some of that real truth. Last of all, it is a great education to find out that some very educated and recognized scientists and researchers in the US and other places in the world do not agree with and debunk some of the lies that we have been "educated" with as "truth" or "fact".... our education system has been hijacked and we have been told lies for a dishonest agenda and there are peoples reputations and billions of dollars on the line so the lies keep getting propagated as truth. It is a good think to question and look for the truth because so much of our society is not driven by a genuine quest for the truth, but only if it makes money, and then the real truth gets perverted so that a profit can be made. Thank you for publishing the truth.

A non religion based proof of intelligent design. However, you then find yourself asking who was the designer. These three videos have filled in a lot of gaps for me. Highly recommended