Ok so I decided to watch Expelled which if you don't know is a documentary on Intelligent Design and the discrimination of non evolutionist scientists. I didn't expect much, and I didn't get much.
SPOILERS (is it really necessary? Its a documentary. Better safe than sorry I guess)
The doc starts off with Ben Stein going around and interviewing scientists and teachers who have lost their jobs and the respect of their peers because they questioned the validity of evolution. I can see their point of view, I think they should be able to question main stream ideas as long as they have compelling evidence. I was also interested in the fact that these scientists didn't want to be thought of as creationists or Christians. This is important to note because I'll expand on this later in the review.
The next section dropped some science on us, but it was highly flawed. They attempted to disprove evolution rather than prove intelligent design thinking that by disproving evolution, they would prove intelligent design. One part in particular spoke of how unlikely it would be for life to begin on earth unless it was placed there by something. The metaphor they used was getting jackpot on 250 slot machines at once. All I could think about was "Sure that seems unlikely, but if you had billions of years to continue pulling the lever eventually you will hit a jackpot on every slot machine." But they never elaborated on that slot machine metaphor.
This is where the doc gets crazy.
Ben Stein begins to speak about the similarities between evolutionists and nazi's. He even believes that the theory of evolution lead to the holocaust. He links these two ideas through eugenics. Eugenics was the practice of sterilizing those who are beleived to be a genetic burden so they cannot pass on their flawed genes. It was mostly preformed on retarded people hoping that some day people wouldnt be born with any mental defects because the flawed genes would have been removed from the gene pool. It was practiced in many countries including America and Canada in the early 1900's. The practice was stopped everywhere by the 70's.
He uses Eugenics as a stepping stone to the last part of the doc. The secret evolutionist agenda. He believes that evolutionists are trying to speed along human evolution by tricking the poor and stupid into not reproducing. Thus strengthening the gene pool for the smart rich people. They do this through planned parenthood. Thats right abortion is just the latest form of eugenics
and we evil evolutionist elitests are tricking young pregnant trailer park women into abortion so that she wouldnt pass on her flawed genes poisoning the gene pool.
After an interview with Richard Dawkins. Which is stupid because he is not an evolutionary biologist who could give first hand facts. He is a university science professor who writes books on the dangers of Christianity and other God based religions.
This is the last nail in Ben Steins science coffin. At the beginning of the doc it is plainly stated that Intelligent design is not a religious idea. If Ben sits down with a man like Richard Dawkins and debates the existence of god, then clearly this whole doc is tainted, and none of it can be considered science. He ends the doc with a monologue on how we have to work together and not persecute each others beliefs.
So to sum up, evolution is a nazi theory, people who are poor are also stupid. Only stupid people have abortions. Christians are the persecuted minority in America. I watched it because I was curious about how Christians and other Creationists get their ideas. I cannot believe that there are people out there that belive the things that are in that documentary.
What do you think?
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
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