Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The End of God? - A Horizon Guide to Science and Religion


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Aired September 21, 2010 on BBC Four
As the Pope ends his visit to Britain, historian Dr Thomas Dixon delves into the BBC's archive to explore the troubled relationship between religion and science. From the creationists of America to the physicists of the Large Hadron Collider, he traces the expansion of scientific knowledge and asks whether there is still room for God in the modern world.

The relationship between science and religion has been long and troubled: from the condemnation of Galileo by the Catholic Church in 17th century Italy, through the clashes between creationism and evolution in 20th century America, right up to recent claims that the universe does not need God.

Delving through the rich archive of programmes from Horizon and BBC Science, Thomas Dixon looks at what lies behind this difficult relationship. Using original footage from 1925, he tells the story of John Scopes, a Tennessee teacher who was tried for teaching evolution. He sees the connections between religion and American politics in the story of a more recent court case -- the trial of Intelligent Design. He looks at what happens when new scientific discoveries start to explain events that were once seen as the workings of God, and explains how some of our most famous scientists have seen God in the grandest laws of the universe. Finally, he finds intriguing evidence from brain science which hints that belief in God is here to stay.
(Thanks to TreVelocita)

6 comments:

  1. I saw it yesterday.

    Not much new, a sort of best of. If you've seen many BBC video's, this one won't bring you much new information.

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  2. Maybe someone can tell me which song is played at part three at the 04:40 mark?

    Thanks (I hope)

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  3. It's something of a compilation episode, but still worth a viewing.

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  4. Royksopp - So Easy
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu684V2lB3Q

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  5. This game is worth a try:
    http://www.kontraband.com/games/22270/Pedo-Pope/

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  6. HUXLEY! HUXLEY! HUXLEY!

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