Expelled!
On Saturday, I was privileged to attend a pre-release screening of the upcoming film featuring Ben Stein, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. I was both entertained and moved the film. I laughed and was moved to tears (Of course, I cry at all movies). There was plenty of Stein’s dry wittiness.
The film is ostensibly about the systematic squelching of any opinions in academia who even entertain thoughts of doubting Darwinism. Stein and company travel the globe interviewing the major players in the Intelligent Design movement as well as those who oppose ID. Over 400 hours of interviews are compressed into this roughly 1 1/2 hour film. Among those interviewed are Richard Sternberg, Stephen Myer, Robert Marks, Daniel Dennett, P.Z. Myers, Eugenie Scott, Paul Nelson, William Dembski, Jonathan Wells, David Berlinski, Richard Dawkins, Michael Ruse, Pamela Winick, and Alistair McGrath.
The suppression of dissent from Darwinism is well-documented. The hardships and self-sacrifice of those academicians who have paid the price for their willingness to follow the evidence wherever it leads was well highlighted. The film explores the worldview implications of naturalism and illustrates how when one excludes certain answers before the research is done, one jeopardizes the probability of arriving at the correct answer. Expelled shows that the war is not between religion and science, but about worldviews. Finally, the film makes explicit the moral and ethical implications of Darwinism.
This film has the possibility to affect our culture in a monumental way. The movie is scheduled to open on April 18, 2008. I would encourage the spreading of the word about this wonderful film. To learn more, visit Get Expelled.