The privileged planet : the search for purpose in the universe /

The privileged planet : the search for purpose in the universe / [print] Illustra Media presents ; produced and directed by Lad Allen ; written by W. Peter Allen, Jonathan Witt. - Special edition. - [Murrieta, California] : Illustra Media, (c)2004. - 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the book "The Privileged planet" by Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay Richards. Bonus features: Journey to the edge of the universe --

Pale blue dot -- Copernican principle -- Search for life -- Liquid water -- Recipe for life -- Cosmic lottery -- Perfect solar eclipse -- Correlation -- Atmosphere -- Milky Way -- Intelligible universe.

Editor, Jerry Harned ; photography, Jerry Harned ... [and others] ; computer animation, Tim Doherty, Jerry Harned ; music, Mark Edward Lewis. Editor, Jerry Harned ; photography, Jerry Harned ... [and others] ; computer animation, Tim Doherty, Jerry Harned ; music, Mark Edward Lewis.

Is Earth the product of intelligent design? Many characteristics that make our planet suitable for complex life, also provide the best conditions for astronomical discovery. What does this correlation of factors indicate about the origin and purpose of the cosmos?




Planets.
Cosmology.
Discoveries in science.

QB601 QB601.I29.P758 2004