The Case for a Creator
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Movie Reviews of The Case for a Creator
Movie Review: Wow! I was impressed!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very good video that offers a quick overview of many of intelligent design theory's main arguments. It creates a powerful case, but doesn't bog you down in the details (which for those interested are available in more depth on Illusta Media's other videos). Very sharp, well-presented, and succinct. I like Steve Meyer's statements and choice of words, which pack a whallop. And he hits the nail on the head by noting the difference between an argument that has a religious motivation, and an argument that has a religious implication in its conclusion. Evolutionists are always confusing the two. The arguments presented in The Case for a Creator are weighty, and only those with an anti-God bias will take exception to the observational evidence presented that strongly implies a creator. The difficulty that evolutionists will have with this video is the temptation of closed-mindedness to new ideas, because change is difficult to accept. It can even be seen in the negative Amazon.com reviews this video has received - how evolutionists must resort to the logical fallacy of ad-hominem attacks, by claiming the video is faith-based, rather than scientifically refuting any of the points presented. But no evolutionist has ever proffered any good observational evidence that proves that life WAS NOT designed. And herein lies the problem: Things really look an awful lot like they were designed. Even the brilliant late Francis Crick stated that biologists must continually remind themselves that what they see was not designed. Why did he say this? Because everything looks like it was designed! Piltdown man is a good example of how the evolutionary paradigm blinds observers to where the evidence is really leading. And just as it took a long time for people to get over their belief that the world was flat or that life can spontaneously spring from rotten meat, this video exposes how evolutionists will go down fighting to the end to prop up their crumbling theory. Even to the point of clinging to logic-defying arguments, such as the concept of multiple universes, which this video exposes as a last-ditch effort to rescue chance from the overwhelming odds against it. True story - a biology prof at Macomb County College in Michigan is currently teaching his malleable freshman class that "evolution is fact because it has never been disproven," and if you don't believe in evolution, then you don't believe in science. It's understandable, yet sad, that evolutionists must resort to the logical fallacy of negative proof in order to ramrod evolutionary belief into the minds of future scientists.Movie Review: Very Informative
Summary: 5 Stars
The Case for a Creator DVD is very informative and a great tool for those who are interested in this Creation VS Darwinian Evolution debate. This DVD is based off of Lee Strobel's book The Case for a Creator. This DVD discusses the Stanley Miller experiment, he fossil record, the Kalam Cosmological Argument, the fine tuning of the universe, and Irreducible Complexity. These are all good arguements for a creator. Due to the fact that the DVD runs for about 60 min. it only covers each of these arguements rather briefly and at times a bit overly simplistic. However, it does a great job of getting the point across and building a great case of the main point which is the evidence of a creator.
It is important that one realizes that this DVD is an I.D.(Intelligent Design) DVD and not a biblical Creationist one. Therefore, the only knock on the DVD would be that it never identifies who God or the "Creator" is. That being said, I still believe the DVD accomplishes what it was intended to accomplish.
To those who are familiar with the I.D. Movement or Creation Science, this DVD will probably not provide any new arguements that you have not heard before but still provides a great overall summary of some of the more common arguments used. As for those who are just beginning to study the subject, this is a great introductory tool. The information presented in this DVD is not difficult to understand and is broken up into parts so that the viewer can take in the information in peices or watch the entire DVD at once.
If one has seen the DVDs put out by the I.D. Movement, A Privledged Planet and Unlocking the Mystery of Life, this is basically a summary of both with a few other key points. The DVD's just mentioned go into much deeper detail but are also a bit more technical.
Overall this is a great DVD and I recommend it to all.
Movie Review: Thought Provoking and Personal
Summary: 5 Stars
This video has some overlap with the other excellent videos from Illustra Media, "The Privileged Planet" and "The Mystery of Life". This video is different because of the personal story of Lee Strobel, former atheist and writer for the Chicago Tribune. It starts with Lee's decision for atheism finallized by the Miller experiment in which amino acids were created in a lab. In a section called "the Negative Evidence", Lee debunks this and other faulty experiments and evidences that appear to support Darwinism. Lee finds that the reasons that he became an atheist do not stand on a solid foundation.
Then he takes a look at the "Positive Evidence", which is used in the Intelligent Design argument to indicate the necessity for a cosmic designer. One memorable example is an illustration that has a ruler spanning the length of the universe. The claim is that atomic gravity is set with such precision that if it were to strengthen or weaken one inch on this ruler (comparing length of the ruler to strength of gravity), the atom would either collapse on itself or split apart. So what made physics like named in this example, so precise? These arguments need more expansion and examination before they can be brought to conclusion. Lee includes the best argument to date for design, which appears to be the existence of cellular function, complexity, specificity and irreducible complexity. (To those unfamiliar with these terms, this video has an introductory use of most of them)
Overall, it is a little less technical that Illustra's other films, but its purpose is to delve into the human side via personal story. Lee Strobel concludes with how these findings in science are significant to each one of us.
Movie Review: The Best of The Case For DVDs
Summary: 5 Stars
As I indicate in the title, of the three Lee Strobel documentaries (this one, The Case for Christ, and The Case for Faith), this one is the best one in my opinion. For those readers who do not know who Lee Strobel is, he is a journalist who spent much of his life as an Atheist. After a two year investigation where he looked into evidence for Christ and Christianity, he ended up becoming a Christian.
I won't rewrite the extensive reviews of others but I will say that this is a very well presented documentary. As someone who is interested in cosmology and the science behind things, this really resonated with me. Mr. Strobel presents scientific evidence and study that shoots about a million holes in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and the origin of life. He also presents an interesting look at how perfectly balanced the universe is all of the way down to the atomic level (if you are not into science, don't worry, things are explained quite well). The visuals are great, actually better than the other two Case For documentaries. This is definitely worth watching, at least to get one thinking. There are a lot of resources out there for the scientific ideas that are presented so you can read further and form your own conclusions if you are not convinced.
Movie Review: Interesting from a medical perspective
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent video. It is extremely easy to watch and to comprehend. In college, we are taught about Darwin evolution as if it was true and scientific. However, if you look at the complexity of the human body from individual cells to organs to functions of different body parts, it is very difficult to believe that the body was a result of a "random" process and evolving from simple one celled organisms.
I watched in this video to see the scientific evidence for or against intelligent design and I was amazed how much the scientific evidence supports intelligent design. This video logically discusses how the various fields of science supports and confirms intelligent design. The idea of "irreducible complexity" explains how even simple living cells cannot be a result of a random process. There is such beautiful design, complexity and architecture in every aspect of the human body from muscles to blood cells to bone to skin that challenges the theory of a random chance of events. Even something as simple as the disc within the spine has such intricate engineering and perfect architecture that it clearly points to an incredible creator.
I highly recommend this video to anyone- the skeptic, the agnostic, the atheist and also the Christians. I was looking for something scientific and something logical and this video fulfills both. Enjoy.