Channel 4 airs documentary version of “God Delusion”
July 2nd, 2006 by Zsofia
In a two-part Channel 4 documentary, Richard Dawkins makes a “visual” intervention in the religion vs. science debate. The author of bestselling books “The Selfish Gene”, and the “God Delusion”, Dawkins now experiments with the documentary format to challenge what he calls a “process of non-thinking, called faith”.
He describes his astonishment that at the start of the 21st century, religious faith is gaining ground in the face of rational, scientific truth. Science, based on scepticism, investigation and evidence, must continuously test its own concepts and claims. Faith, by definition, defies evidence: it is untested and unshakeable, and is therefore in direct contradiction with science.
Great film, the one problem is its basic setting – due to its focus and style, it may only be watched by the already converted.
The films are now online too. Watch Episode 1 – The God Delusion on Google Video – Watch Episode 2 – The Virus of Faith on Google Video
