Posted on May 20, 2009 by bort901
A couple weeks ago I suffered through watching Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. I am going to give an overview of the movie so you don’t have to sit through it. If you want an in depth review, I suggest you read Roger Ebert ’s excellent review.
The first thing I noticed is that the movie was [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2008 by bort901
The folks from Ben Stein’s Expelled are busy promoting the DVD version of the film to be released today. They even go so far as to “Thank you for making Expelled the #1 Documentary of 2008.” There is only one problem with that statement. Expelled was not the #1 documentary of 2008.
As far as documentaries [...]
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Posted on September 11, 2008 by bort901
I have been studying evolutionary theory and debating anti-evolutionists for quite awhile. One thing that continually impresses me is the overwhelming amount of evidence that points to evolution. Each piece of evidence can almost stand on its own for the credence of evolution, but the real power comes from their combination. These evidences even come [...]
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Posted on July 25, 2008 by bort901
On July 18, 2008, Richard Weikart writes about The Dehumanizing Impact of Modern Thought: Darwin, Marx, Nietzsche, and Their Followers. Allow me to summarize Weikart’s position: Modern science and the philosophy based on these findings are killing humanity. Weikart starts by quoting a holocaust survivor(Viktor Frankl) who believes that the action taken by the Nazi’s [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2008 by bort901
Recently, I posted my review of “Flock of Dodos: the intelligent design – evolution circus” by Randy Olsen. It appears that the Discovery Institute took exception to the theme of the movie. Several posts were written, and even a website was created to discredit the movie. A quote taken from the this post summarizes their [...]
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