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Old 04-21-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Expelled - anyone plan to see this documentry?

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Originally Posted by yaaarrrgg View Post
I don't plan on it. Evolution is compatible with belief in God... it's a non-issue from a modern theological viewpoint. The pope has noted this as well. I'd suggest Ben Stein review the history of Galileo, Darwin, and others ... the idea that scientists are the ones persecuting Christians is laughably backwards.
It looks like you aren't familiar with the movie or the ideas presented in it at all. One of the major points of the movie is that a belief in intelligent design is compatible with Science and can at least be questioned. Stein uses Galileo and other scientists in proving his thesis.

You can't compare Galileo to what "Big Science" is doing today anyway. Galileo challenged the consensus view at the time. If you were to analogize the two, Galileo, Newton, and the like, would be the ones challenging the consensus view today - and being figuratively burned at the stake for it.

There is no promotion of creationism in the film - far from it.
Eric
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