Very scary in light of gov't managed health care push
Added 2/6/2010
Get it and watch with an open mind. We watched as a group and discussed it afterwards.
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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Added 2/4/2010
This is a fascinating movie. Ben Stein sheds light on the evolutionary indoctrination of America's schools. Intelligent Design is not allowed any sort of place in the US education system for no good reason. The interviews are engaging, and the entire documentary keeps you interested. The Richard Dawkins interview at the end is classic!
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Amazing film. Worth watching!
Added 2/1/2010
I believe this film gives a great message to the future of the scientific community,even if at times it lays it out a bit thick.
When we close our minds to possiblities and persecute individuals based on their beliefs,it's time for a change.
History should have at least taught us this much by now.
It's a bit sad to see this game now played at the opposite end of the court,with Neo-Darwinist being the hard headed biggots that used to (and still do) populate the Christian orthodoxy. When we can stop our petty academic arguements and start realizing this absolute mystery we live in,then maybe we can come closer together and start to really explore the problems.
It's a pipe dream,but hey it's a good one!
Perhaps the most shocking part of this documentary is the final discussion between Ben Stein and Richard Dawkins.
Dawkins can hardly get through the interview without stumbling over himself the whole time. He even admits (and probably much to his regret now), that intelligent design could have happened,just not through means of "God".
He then gives his science fiction explanation (which in all honesty could be true as well).
I just find it a bit hypocritical that Dawkins believes we should give up our primitive superstitions,yet then gives us a 21st century superstition of how life may have come to be.
I think the biggest merit of this film is that even if you're not a proponnet of Intelligent Design,it does make a very valid point of not slipping into bad habits of our histories past.
What Religion has entailed at it's worst to the world could become a mere shadow of what evils and biggotry science could be capable of if we use it to unjustly persecute people.
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Interesting take on free speech
Added 1/28/2010
This documentary has three things that set it apart and make it interesting:
1. Ben Stein's dry humor.
2. Its take on the free speech aspect of Intelligent Design. The main point of the movie is that Intelligent Design is being suppressed in the academia, not that intelligent Design is right (although the movie certainly does attempt to portray that as well).
3. It gives its opponents plenty of speaking time. Rickard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and others are given uninterrupted segments during the movie to espouse their views on the matter, giving the audience a look at the opposition.
If the idea of Intelligent Design intrigues you, or if you are not quite sure how life was supposed to have 'just happened' this movie would be a good bet.
Although definitely a documentary and not an action movie, Ben Stein keeps it entertaining with his humor and moving for those interested in the subject. And, anyone who identifies themselves as a religious or spiritual person and who has not quite come to grips with the godless universe that extreme Darwinism portrays should be an interested party.
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Distortions, stupidity and outright lies
Added 1/28/2010
Refutations of the distortions and lies in this piece of junk are widely available on the net, especially YouTube. Educate yourself.
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Very scary in light of gov't managed health care push
Added 2/6/2010
Get it and watch with an open mind. We watched as a group and discussed it afterwards.
0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Added 2/4/2010
This is a fascinating movie. Ben Stein sheds light on the evolutionary indoctrination of America's schools. Intelligent Design is not allowed any sort of place in the US education system for no good reason. The interviews are engaging, and the entire documentary keeps you interested. The Richard Dawkins interview at the end is classic!
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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Amazing film. Worth watching!
Added 2/1/2010
I believe this film gives a great message to the future of the scientific community,even if at times it lays it out a bit thick.
When we close our minds to possiblities and persecute individuals based on their beliefs,it's time for a change.
History should have at least taught us this much by now.
It's a bit sad to see this game now played at the opposite end of the court,with Neo-Darwinist being the hard headed biggots that used to (and still do) populate the Christian orthodoxy. When we can stop our petty academic arguements and start realizing this absolute mystery we live in,then maybe we can come closer together and start to really explore the problems.
It's a pipe dream,but hey it's a good one!
Perhaps the most shocking part of this documentary is the final discussion between Ben Stein and Richard Dawkins.
Dawkins can hardly get through the interview without stumbling over himself the whole time. He even admits (and probably much to his regret now), that intelligent design could have happened,just not through means of "God".
He then gives his science fiction explanation (which in all honesty could be true as well).
I just find it a bit hypocritical that Dawkins believes we should give up our primitive superstitions,yet then gives us a 21st century superstition of how life may have come to be.
I think the biggest merit of this film is that even if you're not a proponnet of Intelligent Design,it does make a very valid point of not slipping into bad habits of our histories past.
What Religion has entailed at it's worst to the world could become a mere shadow of what evils and biggotry science could be capable of if we use it to unjustly persecute people.
1 out of 3 people found this helpful.
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