Curiosity - Did God Create the Universe? (2011)

Curiosity - Did God Create the Universe? (2011) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
50 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Stephen Hawking

Written By:
Stephen Hawking

Actors:
Stephen Hawking ..... Himself - Host
Benedict Cumberbatch ..... Narrator (voice)
Chad A. Fehr

Synopsis:

Throughout the show, Hawking is the speaker, although the voice switches between his computer-generated voice (Hawking has Lou Gehrig's disease and cannot speak) and that of a man speaking for him with a British accent. The primary thrust of the show was for Hawking to assert the idea that the reasons many people have had in the past for being theists-namely that there are things we cannot explain in the Universe without a Supernatural cause-are no longer relevant. Though people used to attribute thunder and lightning to gods, we now know, scientifically speaking, what is actually occurring. So, a higher being is not necessary as an explanation, according to Hawking. He believes that everything, including origins, can be explained through science and nature without the need for God. While wrapping up the show, after discussing his theory about the origin of the Universe, he says, 'So, what does that mean on our quest to find out if there is a God? It means that…you don't need a God to create it. The Universe is the ultimate free lunch' ('Curiosity…').

A broad initiative designed to tackle an eclectic array of provocative and puzzling topics -- definitely lives up to that billing in its premiere, an adaptation of Stephen Hawking's book 'The Grand Design,' in which the renowned physicist concludes God didn't create the universe. Little else on the menu looks destined to match this as 'Big Questions' go, but kudos to Discovery for daring to address what it accurately dubs 'the third rail of academia and theology,' at a time when hostility to science and lack of intellectual curiosity frequently taints political discourse.

Curiosity is a difficult emotion to understand and an even harder one to define. So what exactly is curiosity? Why do some people have more of it than others? See what some of the brightest minds of our time have to say about the role that curiosity has played in their lives.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 02 October, 2014.