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Monday, April 14, 2008
Matt Barber :: Townhall.com Columnist
Darwin's Kool-Aid
by Matt Barber
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As the movie masterfully illustrates, we live in a cultural climate where secular elitists in academia, the media and the courts chew up and spit out anyone who dares to question the gospel according to Charles Darwin. They're absolutely terrified to follow the scientific evidence wherever it may lead.

They don't want to upset the morally relative applecart, which is loosely held together by the notion that we're all just a bunch of monkeys with an instinctive, biological excuse for all our behavioral choices. To them, life's a whole lot easier under the theory of evolution. Without a sovereign Creator to answer to, we get to scoot along and party hearty, free from accountability.

Consequently, it's no wonder “Expelled” has Darwin's disciples scurrying for the shadows. Those secular humanist one-trick-ponies in the media, throughout academia, on the blogosphere and elsewhere are in full damage control. They're doing everything possible to discredit the film before it even opens. It's even been reported that two major networks are refusing to cover the movie. (Gotta love that journalistic objectivity.)

So, if you happen to be one of those evolutionary fundamentalists who were “randomly selected” to evolve with a built-in blindfold and earplugs, and you're comfy with your very limited worldview, be afraid of this film — be very afraid. However, if you're willing to have your eyes opened and are interested in looking at all the evidence, then suck it up, wipe away that Darwinian Kool-Aid mustache and hang out with Ben Stein for a night. What do you have to lose?

For everyone else, “Expelled” is a must-see. If you're already a person of faith, prepare to have your faith strengthened. And even if you're not, you can't possibly walk away without at least admitting that the debate over who we are and how we got here is far from over.

So hold on to your hat. “Expelled” is nothing short of earthshaking. And, as the scientific community clearly recognizes, its tremors may be felt for some years to come.

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J. Matt Barber is Director of Cultural Affairs with Liberty Counsel and also serves as Associate Dean with Liberty University School of Law.
 
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we're doomed
It's no wonder why every other hard science or engineering PhD candidate is from China or India or Russia. Seeing the abysmal lack of understanding of fundamental science on display here, we are failing our students on an epic scale.

Evolution is good science. It fits the observed data and allows for good predictions of future observations. That is all that is required of a scientific theory. In an age when we know so much more about the universe than we ever have before, and when that information is so ridiculously easy to access, some of you should be literally ashamed of your ignorance.

Skeptic
I hope everyone fair enough to keep an open mind on the subject of Ben Stein's movie reads related articles on the Skeptic website. As usual, the creationists and the people of science/reason are not even arguing about the same thing. The ID creationists will not realize that.
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