Win Ben Stein's Smoke and Mirrors: Part 3

Richard Dawkins posted his take on the Expelled fiasco.

Seemingly oblivious to the irony, Mathis instructed some uniformed goon to evict Myers while he was standing in line with his family to enter the theatre, and threaten him with arrest if he didn't immediately leave the premises. Did it not occur to Mathis -- what would occur any normally polite and reasonable person -- that Myers, having played a leading role in the film, might have been welcomed as an honoured guest to watch it? Or, more cynically, did he not know that PZ is one of the country's most popular bloggers, with a notoriously caustic wit, perfectly placed to set the whole internet roaring with delighted and mocking laughter? I long ago realised that Mathis was deceitful. I didn't know he was a bungling incompetent.

Dawkins goes on to write what he thought of the film.  A good read and very insightful.

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Koios
Thanks for posting this. I personally think Expelled is a joke. I don't understand why ID proponents continue to claim that ID is science. Science does not deal with the supernatural. Is this fact really hard to understand? I wrote a blog post about ID here, which may be of interest to you.
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Science... schmience. My friends and I can't wait to see Expelled! Jesus has written the screenwriter, Kevin Miller, expressing his enthusiasm as well as a suggestion for a sequel. See you at the movies!

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