Comments on: Should Ben Stein be Expelled?

By: onein6billion

onein6billion — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:20:17 +0000

“I would likely rent it when it comes out on DVD.”

Did you? Why? Why not? Roger Ebert finally got around to trashing it. Then his blog got 1300+ comments.

By: onein6billion

onein6billion — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:48:07 +0000

“how anyone could logically or scientifically, refute intelligent design.”

Quite true. “Intelligent design” does not really mean anything and it can never be “science”.

“The probability…”

And how would you “compute” such a “probability”?
It would seem that your “argument” is “personal incredibility”. This is not scientific.

“pretty much impossible for me to believe that they don’t”

I would have to assume that you know virtually nothing about science. Was that snowflake designed? Why? Why not?

By: Joan Kwasiborski

Joan Kwasiborski — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:50:10 +0000

I don’t really know, nor would I likely understand, how anyone could logically or scientifically, refute intelligent design.
Wouldn’t it be even more difficult a task, to prove that Santa Claus does not exist? I mean, how can anyone actually do that?
There are a great many scientists, biologists, those in such specialty fields, who believe that an intelligent mind did design the universe. The probability of so many things simply coming about without an itelligent design, or an intelligent designer, is simple too great to be, well, a probability! It’s fairly easy for me to believe that things that appear to have a design to them, have a designer behind them, and pretty much impossible for me to believe that they don’t.

By: kingedward

kingedward — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:25:48 +0000

so…. I’m a bit behind, sure, but better late than never, right? I rather like your “Always late…” sig, Clint. ;c)
Anyway, I’m curious- is this out yet? If you do get this, maybe we can arrange some sort of group watch of it?
Eddy ~~~

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:44:21 +0000

This movie looks to be a piece of drivel, honestly. It appears to claim that the “Neo-Darwinist” community is suppressing proponents of ID, as well as that the evidential basis for natural selection is eroding. Well, the evidential basis for natural selection is as strong as ever, and ID (which is not science) is not being suppressed, it’s being refuted. So this movie is just a propaganda machine, nothing more.

By all means, go see it, but make sure you take its claims with a grain of salt until you explore the whole story.

By: onein6billion

onein6billion — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:32:53 +0000

They offer to “bribe” schools to bring their kids:

http://www.getexpelled.com/schools.php

But hurry to register – there’s a limited amount of bribe money. Last come – not served.

By: AutDancer

AutDancer — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:50:54 +0000

Well, Mr. Stein might become the right wing version of Mr. Moore. That would not be bad. I like Mr. Moore. He might even be better than Mr. Gore. In Mr. Gore’s movie he has a few factual errors regarding global warming (The Brits discussed an outright ban on the film, or several disclaimers before it is shown in an eviornment with children). So now that I have said Moore and Gore in the same comment, I will stop typing so that I can see myself read. I hope all is well with you and yours. I agree with Anita, let us get a congressional resolution going to send your family on a night out, or just you and the wifey alone.

By: BGbootha

BGbootha — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:36:02 +0000

Looks really interesting. I would love to see any documentary that deals with whats going on inside school classrooms now a days.

By: prnsis_anita

prnsis_anita — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:34:58 +0000

Will Ben finally explain how to REALLY get rid of red, dry eyes in the movie? Just jokin with ya Lint. I will vote for whatever Bill Congess comes up with if gives you and Lisa a night out.

By: Clint

Clint — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:34:05 +0000

@ Spencer: It looks to me like the message of the movie is that the scientific community is unfairly supressing discussion about intelligent design, and that it should be considered a freedom of speech issue. Or something like that.

By: Lisa Weber

Lisa Weber — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:33:27 +0000

I must say, I’ve never really been entertained by BS…heh heh…not really a fan of the Ferris movie, so, honestly, I likely won’t bother with this particular one. Thank you for posting, though!!

By: Spencer

Spencer — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:13:09 +0000

hmm… so what’s the point of the movie… from what I understand they are just talking about how people interpret information. Is there some sort of moral thing or are they trying to make a point or what?

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:12:11 +0000

I will look forward to seeing it. Should be interesting.