Expelled

[abreu]

The Ben Stein film about how Intelligent Design is being completely refuted in the science community.

Good stuff.

[Hotpapa666]

I really wish I could see this movie. The Wrester as well but for different reasons.

[abreu]

He does a really poor job of covering Richard Dawkins. Never really gave him the chance to speak and tried to make him into an idiot.

[Hotpapa666]

He does a really poor job of covering Richard Dawkins. Never really gave him the chance to speak and tried to make him into an idiot.

By all accounts it is a really bad movie which relies on half truths and editing to make it's points. To paraphrase LSU, you can't cover or debunk evolution in a movie.

[KinjaKahn]

He does a really poor job of covering Richard Dawkins. Never really gave him the chance to speak and tried to make him into an idiot.
I doubt there was anything that could be done to stop Dawkins from coming across as an idiot.

[abreu]

By all accounts it is a really bad movie which relies on half truths and editing to make it's points. To paraphrase LSU, you can't cover or debunk evolution in a movie.
It's not so much about the argument over evolution as it is about people being totally shut out of the scientific community because they hold a different opinion than most. He makes the distinction between those who believe in ID and Creationists.

[tichabou]

What an awful awful movie.

[Hotpapa666]

It's not so much about the argument over evolution as it is about people being totally shut out of the scientific community because they hold a different opinion than most. He makes the distinction between those who believe in ID and Creationists.

Gotcha.

I wonder if there are actual experiements that are possible I've seen some ID stuff that on it's face is interesting but is pretty easily debunked. I've never seen actual experiments though...

[Roy Munson]

I really wish I could see this movie. The Wrester as well but for different reasons.
I hope its not for Mickey Rourke... I got Letterman tickets when I was in NYC, but too bad it was that boring dude as the guest.

[Roy Munson]

I doubt there was anything that could be done to stop Dawkins from coming across as an idiot.
Just because he prays to a different god than you? The god of science and logic...

[ryr8828]

Just because he prays to a different god than you? The god of science and logic...

The god of human arrogance.

[Roy Munson]

The god of human arrogance.
both sides pray to that god...

[residenceevil]

The god of human arrogance.


I think this is a pretty strong statement coming from someone who believes in something purely based on Faith that it exists. How do you know he's ignorant and you are not?

[Roy Munson]

I think this is a pretty strong statement coming from someone who believes in something purely based on Faith that it exists. How do you know he's ignorant and you are not?
Faith...

[ryr8828]

I think this is a pretty strong statement coming from someone who believes in something purely based on Faith that it exists. How do you know he's ignorant and you are not?

Where did I say that anyone was ignorant?

[residenceevil]

Where did I say that anyone was ignorant?

Well you equated using Science and Logic to "human ignorance", I guess I just inferred you meant the person "praying" to the god of human ignorance would also be ignorant.

[ryr8828]

Well you equated using Science and Logic to "human ignorance", I guess I just inferred you meant the person "praying" to the god of human ignorance would also be ignorant.


I did?

Really?

[Peter for President]

Ben Stein is an idiot.

[Vegas]

Ben Stein is an idiot.

Very few people won Ben Stein's money.

[tichabou]

Ben Stein endorsed Al Franken IIRC.

My favorite part was when he exploited the Holocaust for some bizarre reason.

[Jiddy78]

Very few people won Ben Stein's money.

After Kimmel left, that show was done.

Very few people gave half a sh*t about Ben Stein's show....which says a lot about what they'll think about his movie...or his money...LMAO

[Peter for President]

Very few people won Ben Stein's money.
Tough to beat a guy who could be clued on what to study (or simply given answers). Also, in the credits of that show it pointed out that it wasn't actually his money.