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Not a Scientific Debate and Not a Religious Movie
PostedApril 19, 2008
Liane
from AZ
If you're interested in an actual scientific debate, this is not the movie for you. That is NOT the premise of this movie. The point of this movie is to show that there is a whole side of "science" that is being silenced so to speak. (that is if you believe origin science to be actual science since it is not repeatable and not observable which are two of the requirements for testing a hypothesis--I consider origin science a "religion" no matter what side you are on and only hold to operational science).
The point of this movie is to show there is an overwhelming hostility in the science community towards any view that goes against Darwinism. I witnessed this first-hand as a biology major at ISU where professors openly made fun of ID.
Since this movie is NOT about Intelligent Design, but rather about the fact that it is not even allowed to be considered an option, they do not try to prove that ID is the correct view (or even that evolution is not the correct view). They just show examples of how people have lost their jobs for even mentioning ID and show the logical end for believing in evolution--from evolutionists own mouths. The people they show on both sides are highly intelligent scientists with double doctorates in molecular biology, etc.--not "religious" fanatics.
Which is my second point...this is not a "religious" movie. If you are wanting a Christians' view point on Intelligent Design, you will not get it. They are quick to point out that they are talking about ID not Creationism....there is a difference. Creationism includes the flood and growing from there. ID just states that "some intelligence" put things into motion so to speak instead of life just happening. They are not necessarily against Creationism, but again the point is not what is correct, but rather that there is a wall that stops scientists from even LOOKING at anything else.
I find it funny that one reviewer stated:
"This movie does represent a interesting approach to the scientific method. If the producers of the movie get their way, we'll no longer have to wait for legitimate scientific discourse, peer-reviewed experimental results, and verification/reproduction of experiments to guide our scientific understanding of the world. Instead, ideologues will create propaganda to influence politicians to require teaching students ideas which experts in the field vehemently disagree with."
That is EXACTLY what this movie says evolutionists are doing.
Darwin challenged the commonly held viewpoints of his day...now if you challenge HIS commonly held viewpoint, you are considered a religious wacko--even if you are an agnostic!
The point of this movie is not to show that ID has been "proven" correct, but rather to show that it is not even being allowed to be tested!
I think it is an excellent movie and if you go into it with an open mind instead of coming at it from an angle of "Intelligent Designers are religious wackos", you will see that the freedom of academia--of studying and learning to FIND the truth--is being stifled in this instance. What are evolutionists afraid of? That their "religion" will be proven wrong...and that is unacceptable.
The point of this movie is to show there is an overwhelming hostility in the science community towards any view that goes against Darwinism. I witnessed this first-hand as a biology major at ISU where professors openly made fun of ID.
Since this movie is NOT about Intelligent Design, but rather about the fact that it is not even allowed to be considered an option, they do not try to prove that ID is the correct view (or even that evolution is not the correct view). They just show examples of how people have lost their jobs for even mentioning ID and show the logical end for believing in evolution--from evolutionists own mouths. The people they show on both sides are highly intelligent scientists with double doctorates in molecular biology, etc.--not "religious" fanatics.
Which is my second point...this is not a "religious" movie. If you are wanting a Christians' view point on Intelligent Design, you will not get it. They are quick to point out that they are talking about ID not Creationism....there is a difference. Creationism includes the flood and growing from there. ID just states that "some intelligence" put things into motion so to speak instead of life just happening. They are not necessarily against Creationism, but again the point is not what is correct, but rather that there is a wall that stops scientists from even LOOKING at anything else.
I find it funny that one reviewer stated:
"This movie does represent a interesting approach to the scientific method. If the producers of the movie get their way, we'll no longer have to wait for legitimate scientific discourse, peer-reviewed experimental results, and verification/reproduction of experiments to guide our scientific understanding of the world. Instead, ideologues will create propaganda to influence politicians to require teaching students ideas which experts in the field vehemently disagree with."
That is EXACTLY what this movie says evolutionists are doing.
Darwin challenged the commonly held viewpoints of his day...now if you challenge HIS commonly held viewpoint, you are considered a religious wacko--even if you are an agnostic!
The point of this movie is not to show that ID has been "proven" correct, but rather to show that it is not even being allowed to be tested!
I think it is an excellent movie and if you go into it with an open mind instead of coming at it from an angle of "Intelligent Designers are religious wackos", you will see that the freedom of academia--of studying and learning to FIND the truth--is being stifled in this instance. What are evolutionists afraid of? That their "religion" will be proven wrong...and that is unacceptable.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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