Product Details

• Actors: John Rhys-Davies
• Directors: Lad Allen
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Illustra Media
• DVD Release Date: February 1, 2006
• Run Time: 220 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000COET9C
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,295 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
These critically acclaimed films are at the heart of a debate that is sweeping the nation. Is Darwinian evolution an accurate scientific explanation of the origin of the universe? Or is the true source of life and the cosmos an intelligent, purposeful designer? Through computer animation and interviews with leading scientists and scholars, Unlocking the Mystery of Life and The Privileged Planet answer these questions an never before. Featured on PBS , these remarkable documentaries will equip you and your family to understand an issue that could define science and culture in the 21st century.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evolution Has Credible Rivals, August 31, 2006

By	Jon M. Whiting - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The one-note song of evolution has dominated the origins scene so long that evolutionists no longer think they have to answer tough questions that challenge the theory. These fine videos asked logical, probing questions that need to be addressed, not simply dismissed. When we could have a symphony of ideas being discussed and debated, why do we continue to settle for the monotony of the "Our way or the highway" attitude of so many evolutionists? Science should be about challenge, discovery and growth, not stagnation and intellectual bigotry.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Salient, Provocative, and Riveting!, August 22, 2006

By	D's Sweet B "Fan of great literature." (Southern CA) - See all my reviews

I am an educator with a Masters in Education as is my wife. We found these riveting. We have watched them over and over and shared them with a number of others. I cannot remember my favorite lines and our set is currently loaned out, but suffice it to say that we highly recommend these.

If you know nothing about Intelligent Design these are a great starting point. We have found that too many people have discounted this movement and lumped it into the Creationist camp without doing their homework.

This is not a Creationist viewpoint, but it certainly points out that evolution as a theory is archaic (remember that a naturalist with little experience postulated the theory 150 years ago. The theory has always been embroiled in controversey and as we have deepened our knowledge evolution has had to be modified so that now it is an idea with many defectors and factions.

ID asks questions which are cogent and salient even if the demagogues of evolution find them provocative. Anyone who refuses to look at the challenges to there positon or beliefs must question the truth of them.

We found the series very enjoyable and think you will as well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Knew It Was True !, March 10, 2008

By	Clint Green (Iowa) - See all my reviews

Stevie Wonder said it best...(" Nothin' from Nothin'... leaves.... Nothin" ).
You don't have to like the word GOD, to know there is one.
Watch and learn...watch and learn!.