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Expelled is a film about academia and the controversy over the idea of intelligent design. Many brilliant scientists have lost their positions for even mentioning intelligent design. There is no explanation for the sudden appearance for life, since 250 proteins are present in the most simple cell, which is itself, very complicated and unlike the simple box which Darwin had conceived. Scientists can find no evidence for more than changes within a species - Darwin didn't even define the word, "species." Interestingly, some scientists in the world community agreed that there is much less scientific freedom here in the United States than in certain other parts of the world. Some of the attempts at explaining the origin of life were actually laughable, involving lightening or mud on crystals; the most telling interview was one with Richard Dawkins, who conceded that there must have been some intelligence behind design - he clearly contradicted himself - he went on to say that the designer could have been aliens, but definitely not God, and how the aliens came into being he couldn't say. Ben Stein took us on a tour of the death camps, as Darwinism had been the rationale behind the goal of creating a master race. Darwin was quoted as actually advocating selective breeding and was a force behind eugenetics. This is definitely Ben Stein's editorial; he compares the wall of repression in the scientific community to the Berlin Wall. While some may claim that the movie was simply the creation story in new clothing, the audience at the Angelika gave it a resounding round of applause. Afterwards, we were discussing the movie, and were somewhat disappointed that Stein did not call the evolutionists on the the fradulent data which still appears in textbooks; According to Dr. Walter Brown, evolutionists have taught for over a century that as an embryo develops, it passes through stages that mimic an evolutionary sequence. In other words, in a few days an unborn human repeats stages that supposedly took millions of years for mankind. A well-known example of this ridiculous teaching is that embryos of mammals have “gill slits,” because mammals supposedly evolved from fish. Embryonic tissues that resemble “gill slits” have nothing to do with breathing; they are neither gills nor slits. Instead, that embryonic tissue develops into parts of the face, bones of the middle ear, and endocrine glands. Embryologists no longer consider the superficial similarities between a few embryos and the adult forms of simpler animals as evidence for evolution. Ernst Haeckel, by deliberately falsifying his drawings, originated and popularized this incorrect but widespread belief. Many modern textbooks continue to spread this false idea as evidence for evolution.
For over a century, studies of skulls and teeth have produced unreliable conclusions about man’s origin. Also, fossil evidence allegedly supporting human evolution is fragmentary and open to other interpretations. Fossil evidence showing the evolution of chimpanzees, supposedly the closest living relative to humans, is nonexistent. Stories claiming that fossils of primitive, apelike men have been found are overstated. It is now universally acknowledged that Piltdown “man” was a hoax, and yet it was in textbooks for more than 40 years. Before 1977, evidence for Ramapithecus was a mere handful of teeth and jaw fragments. We now know these fragments were pieced together incorrectly by Louis Leakeye and others in a form resembling part of the human jaw. Ramapithecus was just an ape.
The only remains of Nebraska “man” turned out to be a pig’s tooth. Forty years after he discovered Java “man,” Eugene Dubois conceded that it was not a man, but was similar to a large gibbon. In citing evidence to support this new conclusion, Dubois admitted that he had withheld parts of four other thigh bones of apes found in the same area. Many experts consider the skulls of Peking “man” to be the remains of apes that were systematically decapitated and exploited for food by true man. Its classification, The australopithecines, made famous by Louis and Mary Leakey, are quite distinct from humans. Several detailed computer studies of australopithecines have shown that their bodily proportions were not intermediate between man and living apes. Another study of their inner ear bones, used to maintain balance, showed a striking similarity with those of chimpanzees and gorillas, but great differences with those of humans. Likewise, their pattern of dental development corresponds to chimpanzees, not humans. One australopithecine fossil—a 31/2-foot-tall, long-armed, 60-pound adult called Lucy—was initially presented as evidence that all australopithecines walked upright in a human manner. However, studies of Lucy’s entire anatomy, not just a knee joint, now show that this is very unlikely. She probably swung from the treesp and was similar to pygmy chimpanzees. The australopithecines are probably extinct apes. For about 100 years the world was led to believe that Neanderthal man was stooped and apelike. This false idea was based upon some Neanderthals with bone diseases such as arthritis and rickets. Recent dental and x-ray studies of Neanderthals suggest that they were humans who matured at a slower rate and lived to be much older than people today. Neanderthal man, Heidelberg man, and Cro-Magnon man are now considered completely human. Artists’ drawings of “ape-men,” especially their fleshy portions, are often quite imaginative and are not supported by the evidence.
For over a century, studies of skulls and teeth have produced unreliable conclusions about man’s origin. Also, fossil evidence allegedly supporting human evolution is fragmentary and open to other interpretations. Fossil evidence showing the evolution of chimpanzees, supposedly the closest living relative to humans, is nonexistent. Stories claiming that fossils of primitive, apelike men have been found are overstated. It is now universally acknowledged that Piltdown “man” was a hoax, and yet it was in textbooks for more than 40 years. Before 1977, evidence for Ramapithecus was a mere handful of teeth and jaw fragments. We now know these fragments were pieced together incorrectly by Louis Leakeye and others in a form resembling part of the human jaw. Ramapithecus was just an ape.
The only remains of Nebraska “man” turned out to be a pig’s tooth. Forty years after he discovered Java “man,” Eugene Dubois conceded that it was not a man, but was similar to a large gibbon. In citing evidence to support this new conclusion, Dubois admitted that he had withheld parts of four other thigh bones of apes found in the same area. Many experts consider the skulls of Peking “man” to be the remains of apes that were systematically decapitated and exploited for food by true man. Its classification, The australopithecines, made famous by Louis and Mary Leakey, are quite distinct from humans. Several detailed computer studies of australopithecines have shown that their bodily proportions were not intermediate between man and living apes. Another study of their inner ear bones, used to maintain balance, showed a striking similarity with those of chimpanzees and gorillas, but great differences with those of humans. Likewise, their pattern of dental development corresponds to chimpanzees, not humans. One australopithecine fossil—a 31/2-foot-tall, long-armed, 60-pound adult called Lucy—was initially presented as evidence that all australopithecines walked upright in a human manner. However, studies of Lucy’s entire anatomy, not just a knee joint, now show that this is very unlikely. She probably swung from the treesp and was similar to pygmy chimpanzees. The australopithecines are probably extinct apes. For about 100 years the world was led to believe that Neanderthal man was stooped and apelike. This false idea was based upon some Neanderthals with bone diseases such as arthritis and rickets. Recent dental and x-ray studies of Neanderthals suggest that they were humans who matured at a slower rate and lived to be much older than people today. Neanderthal man, Heidelberg man, and Cro-Magnon man are now considered completely human. Artists’ drawings of “ape-men,” especially their fleshy portions, are often quite imaginative and are not supported by the evidence.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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