The film "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" gives the impression that "Big Science" is suppressing "smart new ideas" in America's classrooms - that is, ideas claiming that features of the natural world are so complex they had to be the work of an intelligent designer. The movie also reportedly follows up on efforts to blame evolutionary theory for much of what has ailed the world since Darwin, including Hitler and the Holocaust.
I haven't seen "Expelled" yet, so it's hard for me to judge how wacky the movie really is, but plenty of other folks are already weighing in. Here are a few Web links:
- Scientific American's take on 'Expelled'
- National Center for Science Education: 'Expelled' Exposed
- Panda's Thumb: Flying Spaghetti Monster 'Expelled'(and more)
- Orlando Sentinel via Chi. Trib.: Ben Stein monkeys with evolution
- Cosmic Log archives: Intelligent redesign
Update for 2:50 p.m. ET April 21: Arthur Caplan, bioethics columnist for msnbc.com, weighs in with his opinion of "Expelled," saying that "there is not a shred of intelligence on display" in the movie.
