Ben Stein's documentary, "Expelled" turned out to be a really fascinating watch. Seasoned with a little humor, it did a fantastic job at revealing some of the attitudes held against the ID movement. Despite what some reviews have said, Expelled did a good job in capturing the antagonistic attitude that many Academia hold.
It is important to remember before watching this movie what THE PURPOSE of the movie is. Many believed it to be a "slimy" movie that brought no real substance to the debate. However, I must remind the readers that the movie is not about proving Intelligent Design through scientific debate (that is to be done in a scientific setting). I mean, after all, Ben Stein is not a scientist and his quest on this whole issue stemmed from someone being fired for mentioning the possibility of ID being a valid alternative! The PURPOSE of the movie was to show how "unacademic" many scientists have become in how they are treating alternative theories that are arising against the entrenched Neo-Darwinism. Mr. Stein blatantly confesses in the film, and shows through his various interviews, that many top leading Darwinian scientists won't even give ID the time of day for proper debate and cross-examination of the evidence. Thus, as Ben Stein stresses throughout, the Academia (as well as the media) have incorrectly stomped and stiffled ID up front without properly addressing the issue in a scientific fashion. Bottom line: let the evidence speak for itself, not the scientist!
Great film: I recommend it!
post script: I LOVE MY WIFE!!!
