Monthly Archives: April 2008
Angus Menuge vs. P.Z. Myers Debate
| April 23, 2008 | Posted by Paul Nelson under Intelligent Design |
On Saturday, 19 April 2008, philosopher of psychology Angus Menuge debated blogger and biologist P.Z. Myers at the University of Minnesota-Morris. What follows is Menuge’s summary of their interaction; his slides are available here. more
Will the Expelled film “flop” like Bella did?
| April 23, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Expelled |
Would you go to see a film about a pregnant New York waitress from a deprived background – estranged from her family, dumped by her lover, fired for being late, and about to arrange an abortion? Really? If you said no, you would certainly be affirmed in your decision by critics at the top Entertainment… more
Expelled as a Perceptual Exercise
| April 23, 2008 | Posted by Paul Nelson under Intelligent Design |
Like the choice between competing political institutions, that between competing paradigms proves to be a choice between incompatible modes of community life. Because it has that character, the choice is not and cannot be determined merely by the evaluative procedures characteristic of normal science, for these depend in part upon a particular paradigm, and that… more
New Website about Atheism
| April 22, 2008 | Posted by William Dembski under Atheism |
I received this email today from Rupert Sheldrake: You might be interested to know about an excellent new web site about atheism that is hosted on the Cambridge University server and is factual, informative and non-polemical, and puts the “new atheism” into a broad historical and philosophical context. It would be good if you help… more
Chuck Norris reviews Expelled in Town Hall column
| April 22, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
Win Ben Stein’s Monkey By Chuck Norris Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Evolution. Intelligent design. These are terms that can cause great consternation in the minds and hearts of many, particularly opponents of each view. Now, that anxiety and debate have resurfaced in theaters everywhere with Ben Stein’s new documentary, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.” The press… more
Biologic Institute Website Goes Live
| April 22, 2008 | Posted by Paul Nelson under Intelligent Design |
Details here. I wish their ship of inquiry calm seas and a prosperous voyage. To invoke the University of Chicago’s motto, which has never failed to inspire me: “Crescat scientia, vita excolatur” — “let knowledge grow from more to more, and so be human life enriched.” more
Chris Mooney – Shaken (Not Stirred) by Expelled
| April 22, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
Chris Mooney writes: I am Labeled a “Creationist Apologist” …by Greg Laden. Or as one of my own commenters put it, “Either you really are just [bleep]ing stupid, or you’re a closet creationist in this blog group. Pick one.” I won’t be deleting that comment despite the profanity, because I want to have it all… more
Invitations to Hitler Connections
| April 22, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Off Topic, Philosophy |
One of the worst things about one side making connections to Hitler is it invites return fire of the same kind. This should be filed under the category “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”. How many of you knew that beloved evangelical Christian minister Jerry Falwell shared Adolf Hitler’s views about the… more
One-stop shop for reactions to EXPELLED
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by William Dembski under Expelled |
With so many extreme reviews and reactions to Ben Stein’s EXPELLED, it’s hard to get a sense of proportion about the film. To that end, check out: www.arn.org/expelled more
He’s smarter than you, he’s got a marketing degree…
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
ROFLMAO – to the Church Burnin’ Ebola Boys, their mothers, their fathers, and their professors – I TOLD YOU SO!!!! What a bunch of maroons. more
So Dawkins thinks design can be studied? Plus links!
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Expelled, The Design of Life |
Gonzaga law prof David DeWolf comments of Richard Dawkins’s effort to spin his recent sympathy for the idea of extraterrestrials bringing life to Earth – as admitted to the Expelled team in the film: The point of Dawkins’ concession in the movie is not that panspermia is a preferable alternative to evolutionary theory, but rather… more
Reviews of Ben Stein – Expelled
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by DLH under Intelligent Design |
(In his review of Expelled, Dinesh D’Souza appears to be using arguments from Intelligent Design – despite his previous apparent opposition.)—————- Ben Stein Exposes Richard Dawkins By Dinesh D’Souza, Monday, April 21, 2008 . . .So Stein puts to Dawkins a simple question, “How did life begin?” One would think that this is a question… more
AAAS issues yet another denunciation of ID, this time against EXPELLED
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by William Dembski under Expelled, Intelligent Design |
You think the following statement from the AAAS is going to help heal the chasm in our society over evolution and ID? New AAAS Statement Decries “Profound Dishonesty” of Intelligent Design Movie A new movie released in support of the intelligent design campaign needlessly drives a wedge between science and religion and insults the life-affirming… more
Adminstrative: Spam Filter Acting Up
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Adminstrative |
The Akisment spam filter is acting up and holding up a lot of comments it shouldn’t be blocking. If your comment doesn’t appear right away where in the past it had then it’s the spam filter. Every single one of my comments are being held up in it. So are about a dozen other members’… more
Darwinian Nobility
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Off Topic, Philosophy |
Please note this is categorized in off-topic philosophy. Does Darwinian Nobility, capitalized no less, sound like a contradiction in terms? Not really. In the Descent of Man, Darwin talks about the noble nature of man like it was a tangible thing. “Nor could we check our sympathy, even at the urging of hard reason, without… more
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Galapagos Finch Reviews the Reviews.
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by Galapagos Finch under Intelligent Design |
“The average rating was three out of five stars,” says Finch. “But then again, the average American has one breast and one testicle.” The review review is at TheBRITES.org. . more
Box Office Prophets – The Art of Self-Censorship
| April 21, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
Box Office Prophets, in the weekend wrapup: Eighth spot goes to Horton Hears a Who!, the six-week-old kids flick from Dr. Seuss. Horton earned another $3.5 million, and drops 41%. The CGI animated blockbuster has now earned $144.4 million, and is Jim Carrey’s seventh film to gross more than $125 million at the domestic box… more
Expelled: When telling the truth means telling “lies”
| April 20, 2008 | Posted by O'Leary under Expelled |
The Expelled film performed agreeably at the box office (see link below) but just for fun google “Expelled” and “lies” and see how many hits you get from very angry Darwin fans. Apparently, a well-meaning Christian was concerned about all this steam and fog, asking, “Is it true? Did the Expelled producers really lie?” Well,… more
A complete Darwin quote with a brief translation
| April 20, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
Taken from Darwin’s “Descent of Man” We civilised men, on the other hand, do our utmost to check the process of elimination; we build asylums for the imbecile, the maimed, and the sick; we institute poor-laws; and our medical men exert their utmost skill to save the life of every one to the last moment.… more
Expelled #2 Highest Grossing Political Documentary
| April 20, 2008 | Posted by Dave S. under Intelligent Design |
Expelled easily ranks as having the second largest gross box office receipts on opening weekend of any political documentary ever. It is bested only by Fahrenheit 9/11. As of Sunday morning it has an estimated $3.2 million gross. Even better, in just the first two days of ticket sales it ranks as the 8th highest… more