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, 16:50, April 16, 2008Getting Sternberg's name wrong does not detract from the legitimacy of the other points made in the review
Predictably, complaints about the film from liberals have not addressed the film's premise. [[Richard Dawkins]] claimed he was tricked into appearing, indicating that he had been told it would be a movie named ''Crossroads'' that would be focused on "exploring the controversy." (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>
Predictably, complaints about the film from liberals have not addressed the film's premise. [[Richard Dawkins]] claimed he was tricked into appearing, indicating that he had been told it would be a movie named ''Crossroads'' that would be focused on "exploring the controversy." (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>
The stridently pro-[[evolution]] science magazine ''[[Scientific American]]'' criticized the film, calling it "intellectually dishonest." However the review's credibility was undermined by its getting wrong the name of a key figure in the movie.<ref>Richard Sternberg was referred to as Robert Sternberg.</ref><ref>http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=ben-steins-expelled-review-john-rennie&page=1</ref>
The stridently pro-[[evolution]] science magazine ''[[Scientific American]]'' criticized the film, calling it "intellectually dishonest."
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