Anyone?

Today, a buddy emailed me a link to the trailer for a movie coming out this February...

The movie is called "Expelled", and it's a documentary-style movie which exposes the fear and loathing of the established scientific community toward anyone who would dare question Darwinistic evolution. This intriguing flick is the work of none other than Ben Stein.

Now, Ben Stein is one interesting character!

If you are familiar with the name, you probably know him from one of three main appearances:

• He was the boring economics teacher in "Ferris Beuler's Day Off"... You know, "Beuler? Beuler? Anyone?"
• He is the guy on the Murine Clear Eyes commercials..."dry eyes, red eyes, clear eyes..."
• He had his own game show on Comedy Central a few years back, "Win Ben Stein's Money"

But in addition to being a popular actor and TV personality, check out some of the rest of his resume:

• Graduated with honors from Columbia University with a degree in economics (1966)
  
• Graduated as Valedictorian from Yale Law School, 1970
• Speechwriter for Presidents Nixon and Ford
• Professor of political science and law at American University, U Cal, Pepperdine University
• Trial lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission
  
• Author of 27 books (7 fiction, 20 nonfiction)

Basically, Ben Stein a pretty sharp cookie, intellectually!

Ben's latest passion is the Creationism vs. Darwinism debate. He is convinced, as I am, that the scientific establishment (i.e. most major universities, science journalists, etc) tries its best to squelch any opposition to its theories of neo-Darwinism and natural selection. Since this flies in the face of scientific method (which should encourage honest intellectual debate and challenges to existing theories), Ben has addressed it with this movie.

One interesting point made by Stein (who is Jewish) is the connection between the Holocaust and Darwinism. The Nazis took Darwinism to its ultimate end: "If we are just animals who are evolving toward a more perfect state, what is wrong with speeding up the process by eliminating the weak, the sick, the imperfect? Isn't it just part of the natural selection process?" This is sure to infuriate Darwinists, but it is a historical fact. For more info, see this and this.

Will this movie be as entertaining as Pirates of the Carribean 3? Probably not. But if you have bought into the theory of evolution, and are convinced it is fact because "all the scientist pretty much agree on it", then you might be challenged by hearing what Ben has to say...

Anyone?