Tag Archives: Expelled

Darwin-Nazi Link: Fundamentally Wrongheaded?

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Darwin to Hitler?

A few days ago Tony Hoffman suggested, Expelled’s charge and the constant revival of this aspersion on this website — that Darwin leads to Hitler — seems fundamentally wrongheaded…. Tom, you keep saying that although you concede that there is no philosophical link from Darwin to Hitler there is in fact a historical one. While …

April 29, 2008 – 10:23 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , | Comments (73)

“Expelled Critics: So Bored They Can’t See Straight”

This from Martin Cothran is the review of Expelled I wish I had been a good enough writer to do. It includes: In fact, ID critics seem to find it singularly profound to judge this movie on criteria that have little to do with the purpose of the movie. The movie doesn’t prove ID; the …

April 20, 2008 – 6:48 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged | Comments (11)

Expelled: My Not-Really-A-Review

Well, finally I’ve seen it. I loved it. It was entertaining, it was motivating, it was interesting, at times it was moving. That’s my short reaction. From there, though, I’m going to say what I wish many others writing about this movie would say: I’m too engaged in it to try to write an objective …

April 19, 2008 – 8:53 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, New Atheism, Origins and Science | Tagged | Comments (9)

Why the Darwin-Hitler Link Is So Sensitive

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Darwin to Hitler?

Dembski asked this question rhetorically. It would help to consider some actual answers anyway. I propose four of them here.

April 19, 2008 – 7:56 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (48)

Responding to Expelled: Think First

I’ll be on an airplane this evening, so I won’t see Expelled until sometime later this weekend. But I’ll be eager to read the reports tomorrow morning. Here is what I hope not to see on the ID/Christian blogs: “We’re right! They’re idiots!” Panda’s Thumb has been saying that kind of thing all along from its …

April 18, 2008 – 8:32 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture | Tagged | Comments (2)

Expelled: The Hot Topic

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Darwin to Hitler?

Two articles of mine posted on other websites today: On BreakPoint.com: Handling a Hot Topic (how Christians ought to engage in controversies like the one over Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed). And on the website for the Center for a Just Society, the first of two articles on the whether there was some connection between Darwinism …

April 17, 2008 – 9:39 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, New Atheism | Tagged , , , | Comments (25)

Orlando Sentinel – What is Ben Stein afraid of? by Roger Moore

Roger Moore asks, What is Ben Stein afraid of? That’s his headline for a column in today’s Orlando Sentinel. It’s funny, really. Ben Stein knew going into this that there would be controversy, antagonism, even ridicule. That’s what Expelled is about. Does Moore think he just suddenly, at this late date, discovered there might be …

April 1, 2008 – 11:55 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture | Tagged | Comments (5)

“Inside Higher Ed” on PZ Myers and Expelled

Inside Higher Ed has a “Quick Take” today on PZ Myers jumping in uninvited on a conference call last week. Scroll down the page for the paragraph beginning: A tightly managed conference call with Ben Stein and producers of the upcoming documentary “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” became the scene of yet another clash between proponents …

March 31, 2008 – 11:18 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture | Tagged , | Comments (1)

I’ve Arrived!

Blogspotted by Panda’s Thumb! I’m so excited! What more could a blogger ask? Here’s what they said: Today we sat in on a conference call with the Expelled frauds. PZ has his story up, and others will probably follow. However, some people, including the producers of Expelled, have already taken to accuse us of crashing …

March 28, 2008 – 8:48 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Unfiled | Tagged , , | Comments Off

P.Z. Myers Crashes “Expelled” Again?

Update 8:45 pm: regarding accusations from Panda’s Thumb that this is a lie, please see here. At this moment there is a telephone conference call underway with Ben Stein and the producers of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. It is an invitation-only conference. The call was interrupted by someone representing himself as P.Z. Myers, a Minnesota …

March 28, 2008 – 5:17 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture | Tagged , | Comments (28)