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• 清晰：BD
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• 主演：理查德·道金斯 斯蒂芬·平克 Daniel C. Dennett
• 年代：2008 / 英国 / Russell,Barnes,Dan,Hillman
• 导演：Russell Barnes
• 国家/地区：英国
• 时长：120分钟
• 语言/字幕：国语对白 中文字幕
• 年代：2008
• 更新时间：2024-04-15 15:34:24
• 详细介绍： TheGeniusofCharlesDarwinisathree-parttelevisiondoc… TheGeniusofCharlesDarwinisathree-parttelevisiondocumentary,writtenandpresentedbyevolutionarybiologistRichardDawkins. InthefirstepisodeRichardDawkinsexplainsthebasicmechanismsofnaturalselection,andtellsthestoryofhowCharlesDarwindevelopedhistheory.Heteachesayear11scienceclassaboutevolution,whichmanyofthestudentsarereluctanttoaccept.HethentakesthemtotheJurassicCoastinDorsettosearchforfossils,hopingthatthestudentscanseesomeoftheevidenceforthemselves.DawkinsalsovisitsNairobi,whereheinterviewsaprostitutewhoseemstohaveageneticimmunitytoHIV,andtalkstomicrobiologistLarryGelmon.Hegoesontopredictthatgeneticimmunityisatraitthatwillbecomemoreprevalentinthecommunityovertime. InthesecondepisodeRichardDawkinsdealswithsomeofthephilosophicalandsocialramificationsofthetheoryofevolution.DawkinsstartsoutinKenya,speakingwithpalaeontologistRichardLeakey.HethenvisitsChrististheAnswerMinistries,Kenya’slargestPentecostalchurch,tointerviewBishopBonifesAdoyo.AdoyohasledthemovementtopresstheNationalMuseumsofKenyatosidelineitscollectionofhominidbonespointingtoman’sevolutionfromapetohuman.ThecollectionincludestheTurkanaBoydiscoveredbyKamoyaKimeu,amemberofateamledbyRichardLeakeyin1984. DawkinsdiscussessocialDarwinismandeugenics,explaininghowthesearenotversionsofnaturalselection,andthat“Darwinhasbeenwronglytainted”.HethenmeetswithevolutionarypsychologistStevenPinkertodiscusshowmoralscanbecompatiblewithnaturalselection.Hegoesontoexplainingsexualselection,withpeafowlsasanexample.Tofindoutwhethersexualselectionplaysaroleforaltruismandkindnessamonghumans,hevisitswomenwhoarelookingforspermdonors,aswellasaspermbankmanager.Dawkinsalsoexplainskinselectionandselfishgenes. Inthethirdandfinalepisode,DawkinsexplainswhyDarwin’stheoryisoneofhistory’smostcontroversialideas.Dawkinsusesthisepisodetodiscusstheoppositionthatevolutionhasexperiencedsinceitwasfirstdiscovered.Hestartsbyapproachingvariousanti-evolutionists,rangingfromJohnMackayfromCreationResearch,WendyWright,PresidentofConcernedWomenforAmerica,toEnglishschoolteacherNickCowen.Inordertoaddressconcernstheybringup,heshowstheevidenceforevolution,includingfossilandDNAevidence.Healsotalkstothesciencestudentsoftheschoolhetaughtinduringthefirstepisode,askingthemwhytheyaren’tadequatelyteachingtheideasofscienceproperly,insteadallowingtheirstudentstobelievethattruthispersonalandthatscienceismerelyapointofview. DawkinsalsodescribesDarwin’spersonaljourneyfromChristianitytoatheism,basednotonlyonthenaturalmechanismshesaw,butalsoonthecrueltyintheworldwhichseemedtodenyalovingGod,inparticularthelossofhisdaughterAnnie.WhileDawkinsdoesaddressthebleaknessoftheDarwinianview,hespendsthelastpartofthisepisodedescribinghowDarwinandhehimselfaddressit,endingbysaying:“Intheperspectiveoftheuniverse,thevastnessoftheuniverseandofgeologicaltime,weareinsignificant.Somepeoplefindthethoughtdisturbing,evenfrightening.LikeDarwin,Ifindtherealitythrilling.” 详情