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| − | Predictably, complaints about the film from liberals have not addressed the film's premise. [[Richard Dawkins]] claimed he was tricked into appearing - apparently he didn't know that the producers had any plans to expose [[academic dishonesty]], or he would have kept his mouth shut. (Two others who were | + | Predictably, complaints about the film from liberals have not addressed the film's premise. [[Richard Dawkins]] claimed he was tricked into appearing - apparently he didn't know that the producers had any plans to expose [[academic dishonesty]], or he would have kept his mouth shut. (Two others who were similarly "deceived" said they would have appeared anyway.) In response, Ben Stein said that no one he interviewed asked what the film would be about, and the co-producer Walt Ruloff said at the preview that interviewees were paid and were even told ahead of time what the questions would be.<ref>Bethell, Tom, [http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12759 No Intelligence Allowed] ''The American Spectator'', 19th February, 2008.</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:51, March 14, 2008
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is a documentary attempting to reveal how intelligent design supporters are suppressed and persecuted within schools, universities and the scientific community.[1] The documentary is hosted by Ben Stein and set for release in the spring of 2008.
Tom Bethel wrote:
- The film, a documentary, is about scientists and researchers who acknowledge the scientific evidence for the intelligent design of life and who have been ostracized or denied tenure as a result. In a word, they have been "expelled" from the academy. [2]
The film is described in its online trailer as “a startling revelation that freedom of thought and freedom of inquiry have been expelled from publicly-funded high schools, universities and research institutions.” [3]
The film cites several academic disputes to argue that scientists and educators who promote intelligent design are persecuted by the scientific establishment.[4] Examples given by the film include Richard Sternberg, a biologist and an unpaid research associate at the National Museum of Natural History, and Guillermo Gonzalez, a pro-Intelligent design astrophysicist denied tenure at Iowa State University in 2007.[5]
In the film's trailer, Stein states that there are "people out there who want to keep science in a little box where it can’t possibly touch God" and that "freedom of thought and freedom of inquiry have been expelled from publicly-funded high schools, universities and research institutions."[5]
Critical response
Predictably, complaints about the film from liberals have not addressed the film's premise. Richard Dawkins claimed he was tricked into appearing - apparently he didn't know that the producers had any plans to expose academic dishonesty, or he would have kept his mouth shut. (Two others who were similarly "deceived" said they would have appeared anyway.) In response, Ben Stein said that no one he interviewed asked what the film would be about, and the co-producer Walt Ruloff said at the preview that interviewees were paid and were even told ahead of time what the questions would be.[6]
Favorable response
This powerful documentary is all about the persecution and censorship of any scientist who dares to oppose the Darwinist paradigm, by even suggesting the relatively modest hypothesis that the universe shows detectable evidence of design.[7]
See also
- Creation-evolution controversy
- Intelligent Design and Academic Freedom by Barbara Bradley Hagerty at NPR.com
External links
References
- ↑ Expelled the movie website
- ↑ http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12759
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/science/27expelled.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2
- ↑ Lesley Burbridge-Bates (2007-08-22). Expelled Press Release. Premise Media. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Scientists Feel Miscast in Film on Life's Origin, New York Times, 27 September 2007
- ↑ Bethell, Tom, No Intelligence Allowed The American Spectator, 19th February, 2008.
- ↑ Wieland, Carl, Cracking the wall in science 20th February, 2008, (Creation Ministries International).