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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
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Product Description
Big science has expelled smart new ideas from the classroom ... What they forgot is that every generation has its Rebel! That rebel, Ben Stein (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) travels the world on his quest, and learns an awe-inspiring truth … that educators and scientists are being ridiculed, denied tenure and even fired – for the crime of merely believing that there might be evidence of design in nature, and that perhaps life is not just the result of accidental, random chance. To which Ben Says: Enough! And then gets busy. NOBODY messes with Ben.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #188 in DVD
- Released on: 2008-10-21
- Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
- Formats: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Original language: English
- Number of discs: 1
- Running time: 95 minutes
Customer Reviews
A Terrific Expose of Political Correctness Gone Wild
This documentary is a real eye opener. It is informative, shocking, and riveting.
Although some think that this is about promoting intelligent design theory or creationism, that is not the case at all. It is really about exposing a repressive academic environment that is more about political correctness and maintaining the status quo than it is about seeking the truth.
The 'science' community in academia and elsewhere has become a big kool-aid drinking cult on the issue of Darwinism. The filmmaker, Ben Stein, does a superb job of showing how universities and other organizations have retaliated against those who do not follow the party line. He documents how they have been denied tenure, fired, had research money cutoff, etc. when they have dared to raise questions or take an unpopular position. He also names names.
This should be watched by everyone who is interested in academic freedom and the search for truth.
Decent point, unbalanced presentation
The film's thesis seems to be that the scientific community should not kill debate surrounding intelligent design. Fair enough. The trouble was that I could not walk away believing that the scientific community is killing debate because the filmmakers did not make their case with any attempt at balance or sobriety. Had this been done, the film may have been a great deal more effective. As it stands, it's simply another voice yelling loudly among others. This did not add to debate or conversation, but surely made the idea of debating the merits of intelligent design a great deal less palatable to the powers that be. I'm sure the filmmakers lined their pockets nicely, though.
Fallacy and Miscommunication
Darwinian evolution is a scientific theory concerning macroevolution, or speciation. It is NOT a scientific theory on the origin of life, which is what Intelligent Design is supposedly addressing. In other words, I.D. is a hypotheis about The Beginning, and Evolution is a scientific theory about what happens after Origin. Therefore, the documentary is really comparing apples and oranges, and looses all credibility and relevance! This is a very important point for those not familiar with the controversy. Also note that in the scientific community, a scientific hypothesis, a scientific theory, and a scientific law have different meanings. What a layperson would consider a "theory" is not the same as a scientific theory.
It is great to see Ben Stein at the Discovery Institute, where I.D. originated. However, this documentary NEVER properly explained to the audience what Intelligent Design is: its definition, what it hypothesizes, and the evidence and observation to which support it.
