The Blind Watchmaker (1987)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary features Richard Dawkins arguing against creationist theories and explaining natural selection. It was made for a BBC science series and won an award for best science documentary.
educationalanalyticalclearmethodicalthought-provokingneutralintellectualconversational
What happens
The Blind Watchmaker is a documentary where Richard Dawkins challenges William Paley's theories on creationism and takes on Paley's descendants. It was produced in 1987 by Jeremy Taylor and Richard Dawkins for BBC Horizon series and won the Sci-Tech Award for Best Science Documentary of the year. It was based on a book of the same name written by Dawkins in 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life (2010)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.