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A TOWN DIVIDED
The rural community of Dover, Pennsylvania is torn apart
in the latest battle over the teaching of evolution, and
parents file a lawsuit against the town's school board
in federal court.
running time 10:50
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WHAT IS EVOLUTION?
More than 150 years ago Charles Darwin developed the
theory of evolution to explain how the diversity of life
arose, laying the foundation for modern biological
science.
running time 7:04
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INTRODUCING INTELLIGENT DESIGN
The Dover School Board attempts to introduce into
science classrooms the idea that life is too complex to
have evolved naturally and therefore must have been
designed by an intelligent agent.
running time 8:47
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THE TRIAL BEGINS
The court is asked to decide whether the School Board
promoted religion or had religious motivation, and
whether intelligent design is science.
running time 9:32
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THE FOSSIL RECORD
A 2004 discovery in the arctic of a transitional fossil
from fish to land-dwelling animals is the latest
substantiation of Darwin's theory of evolution.
running time 8:36
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A VERY SUCCESSFUL THEORY
The ongoing scientific quest to investigate the unknown
has led to some of the strongest evidence for evolution,
including findings in modern genetics and molecular
biology.
running time 9:26
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THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
After experts point out that supernatural causes cannot
be tested scientifically, the defense begins its case
for intelligent design.
running time 8:24
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Defining Intelligent Design
In court, biochemist Michael Behe describes the concept
of intelligent design.
running time 1:29
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Behe Provides Example of Intelligent Design
Michael Behe explains how the bacterial flagellum
provides evidence of design because of its irreducible
complexity.
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Refuting Irreducible Complexity
David DeRosier responds to Michael Behe's argument about
the bacterial flagellum, and Ken Miller uses a mousetrap
to counter the argument for irreducible complexity.
running time 4:32
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FAITH AND REASON
As the legal teams battle it out in court, the clash
between evolution and intelligent design takes a toll on
the Dover community.
running time 7:25
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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
The court looks at evidence that the Dover School Board
was motivated by religion.
running time 9:49
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A CULTURE CONFLICT
Some proponents of intelligent design would like to see
the theory permeate our religious, cultural, moral, and
political life.
running time 8:52
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CLOSING ARGUMENTS
After six weeks, the trial concludes with closing
arguments that were as divided as Dover itself had
become, and Judge Jones renders his unequivocal verdict.
running time 10:38
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