The Evolutionary Politics of Ben Stein
He is now an advocate for the creationist-intelligent design movement and has a provocative documentary out called Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. It opened nationwide yesterday but I had a chance to see a screening of a few weeks ago here in LA. Regardless of where you stand in the debate and on freedom on inquiry, it is interesting to say the least--especially his exploration into Darwinism and how it served the philosophical underpinnings of Nazism.
FYI. Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist featured prominently in the film and author of The God Delusion, had an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times yesterday and was recently on Real Time. Btw, Bill Maher's pro-agnostic documentary Religulous arrives this summer.
There are several negative reviews of Expelled but here is a positive one by L. Brent Bozell.
Labels: Ben Stein, Bill Maher, Creationsim, Darwinism, Expelled, Intelligent Design, Richard Dawkins
Posted by Edward Headington @ 4/19/2008 03:40:00 PM
6 Comments:
Is it even possible to take Brent Bozell seriously?
Who is Brent Bozell?
from WIKI:
Brent Bozell
(born Leo Brent Bozell III July 14, 1955 in Washington, DC) is the founder and president of the Media Research Center, the Conservative Communications Center, and the Cybercast News Service. Bozell served as president of the Parents Television Council from 1995 to 2006, after which he was succeeded by Timothy F. Winter.In addition, currently, Bozell serves on the board for the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, a group against the defamation of Catholics in America. He also has served on the board of directors in the American Conservative Union for some time.
Currently, Bozell is the founder and president of the Media Research Center, which claims to be "the largest media watchdog organization in America" and works to publicize its claims of a liberal bias in the news media.
Everybody who uses an initial in the place of first name is a conservative.
Ben Stein has had a decent column in the Sunday Business section of the NY Times the past few years, what the hell happened to him?
This movie is flat out atrocious. The amount of lies and manipulation this movie went to to bring it to the screen is disturbing.
Lies, manipulation, in a movie? Nah.
You must have been at the Michael Moore Festival next door by mistake.
Ben Stein's humor and intelligence are the top of the line.
He is a wonderful human being and a credit to America. I am proud to be his neighbor.
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