Ben Stein stands up for ID in new movie: Expelled

[bascule]

Ben Stein documents what he considers to be academic suppression of intelligent design proponents in a new movie:

 

http://www.expelledthemovie.com/playground.php

 

Check out Big Science Academy, where he sarcastically lampoons prevailing scientific opinion:

 

http://www.expelledthemovie.com/bigscienceacademy.php

 

He's tossing Einstein and Galileo into those expelled from "Big Science Academy" for good measure:

 

http://www.expelledthemovie.com/bigscienceacademy_expelled.php

[ydoaPs]

Oh, FSM, more "oh, we're so persecuted" bollocks:doh:

[Pangloss]

[the tree]

We are hearing the final hurrah from the dwindling followers of a redundant myth. Creationism* appears to be getting louder but really it's just a very slow bang that it is going out with. One more movie isn't a serious threat.

 

 

*I'm trying to stop saying ID, it implies that they actually are different things.

[CDarwin]

We are hearing the final hurrah from the dwindling followers of a redundant myth. Creationism* appears to be getting louder but really it's just a very slow bang that it is going out with. One more movie isn't a serious threat.

 

 

*I'm trying to stop saying ID, it implies that they actually are different things.

 

I'm not so sure about that. Creationism commands the loyalty of quite a few more hundreds of millions of people than I'd like to think about at least.

[ecoli]

Oh Ben Stein... I used to like that guy.

 

What is an intellectual-type Jewish guy supporting intelligent design? I thought it was just ignorant southern protestants.

[iNow]

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

[john5746]

Or smart people in stupid groups.

[Pangloss]

Or cdesign proponentsists in any number.

[CDarwin]

I just thought I'd share:

 

Irony

 

EDIT: If it will work. Imageshack is blocked on this computer.

[Phi for All]

The documentary is like the permanent Google ad at the top for this thread. Maybe we should change the name to Ken Stern and see if it goes away.