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Ben Stein really GOES there!
PostedApril 29, 2008
mnmovieguy
from Minneapolis, MN
Ben does a very entertaining job of gently moving the viewer off of their little narcissistic space into the quite real world of social engineering as put forth by mainstream academia.
If there ever were a perfect example of a 'tip of the iceberg', the debate over Intelligent Design would certainly qualify. The 'tip', in this case is the heated debate over Darwinism vs. Creationism and the 'iceberg' is the chilling (NO pun intended) conflict between self-anointed elitists intent on neutralizing all non-sctientific thought, and free-thinking sovereign individuals who find great value in the utilization of morals, ethics and faith-based ideas and their application in society.
There is a pro Judeo-Christian bias in the movie, mainly because that is the likely social group that would make a forceful and thoughtful response to the gauntlet thrown down by the film's antagonists.
If you disagree about direction public education in the U.S. has taken in the past 30 years, then this film is a MUST SEE.
And, if you side with the education community. I also strongly suggest you see it too. Then you will realize that your opponents have take their gloves off and already fighting you tooth and nail, straight onto victory.
If there ever were a perfect example of a 'tip of the iceberg', the debate over Intelligent Design would certainly qualify. The 'tip', in this case is the heated debate over Darwinism vs. Creationism and the 'iceberg' is the chilling (NO pun intended) conflict between self-anointed elitists intent on neutralizing all non-sctientific thought, and free-thinking sovereign individuals who find great value in the utilization of morals, ethics and faith-based ideas and their application in society.
There is a pro Judeo-Christian bias in the movie, mainly because that is the likely social group that would make a forceful and thoughtful response to the gauntlet thrown down by the film's antagonists.
If you disagree about direction public education in the U.S. has taken in the past 30 years, then this film is a MUST SEE.
And, if you side with the education community. I also strongly suggest you see it too. Then you will realize that your opponents have take their gloves off and already fighting you tooth and nail, straight onto victory.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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