The Case for a Creator (2006) (TV)

Director:

Wayne P. Allen

Writer:

Wayne P. Allen (writer)

Release Date:

15 July 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

A Journalist Investigates the Scientific Evidence that Points Towards God

Plot:

When objectively considered, does contemporary scientific evidence point toward or away from a supernatural Creator...

Plot Keywords:

Science | Faith | Biology | Intelligent Design | Darwinism

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lee Strobel	...	Himself
Tom Kane	...	Narrator
Don Ranson	...	Additional Voices
Michael Harrington	...	Additional Voices
John Bloom	...	Himself
Michael Behe	...	Himself
Paul Chien	...	Himself
Robin Collins	...	Herself
William Craig	...	Himself (as William Lane Craig)
Guillermo Gonzalez	...	Himself
Scott Minnich	...	Himself
Stephen C. Meyer	...	Himself
Jay Richards	...	Himself
David Coppedge	...	Himself
Lysa Ellis	...	Herself

Runtime:

USA:57 min | USA:60 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Company:

Illustra Media

it's a bit like Science, but with a twist

I've seen this documentary knowing of its Christian biased view because I honestly wanted to learn what is the scientific evidence in the natural world, to a supernatural god. And although I've learn the reasons why the producer and director think like they do, I have to say, they should update their arguments. the director shows interviews with some scientists and philosophers where they basically say that it is impossible for life to exist without a creator, due to the fact that it would be improbable to happen any other way. and this is a problem. not one, I'll repeat, in the whole documentary there is not one evidence of god mechanism at work, not one proof of god as a creator can be seen. the whole premise of the argument is that the scientific knowledge we have now is way too incomplete and has gaps, therefore a creator must exist. but wait, wasn't it always like that? wasn't always the core of religious ideas about the universe, based on the lack of knowledge we had? don't scientists keep on working trying to find more and more?

I was disappointed with this documentary not due to the underlying religious views, but because i was expecting to actually find an intellectual case for a creator (you know, it says in the title), but instead I have this ongoing presentation of what science is still looking for, and then with a twist justifying the existence of a creator because those gaps exist.

and by the way, no, I'm not afraid of confronting my own convictions like the previous comment refers to. that's what I was expecting from this documentary. it just didn't happen.