http://sefora.org/2008/04/15/expelled-the-worst-kind-of-manufactured-controversy/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:28:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.2-alpha http://sefora.org/2008/04/15/expelled-the-worst-kind-of-manufactured-controversy/#comment-481 Michael Stebbins Wed, 28 May 2008 13:36:56 +0000 http://sefora.org/2008/04/15/expelled-the-worst-kind-of-manufactured-controversy/#comment-481 Hi Scott, Thank you for writing. I think you miss the point and then make an excellent point. My point with this movie is that it is a dishonest presentation of Mr. Stein's point of view and of evolution. While Mr. Stein is entitled to his point of view, he opens himself up to people pointing out his intellectual dishonesty and extremism when he makes a movie about it. Should we not point out that he misrepresents science? That comparing scientists to Nazi's is extremism and, frankly very odd? As for Michael Moore, I have not seen his latest movie, but if there are parts of it that dishonestly portray a particular group of people as Nazi's or misrepresents science to promote a particular non-science agenda, then I would probably have slammed that too. The issue isn't political or even ideological. Mr. Stein's movie is dishonest to a fault. Hi Scott,
Thank you for writing. I think you miss the point and then make an excellent point. My point with this movie is that it is a dishonest presentation of Mr. Stein’s point of view and of evolution. While Mr. Stein is entitled to his point of view, he opens himself up to people pointing out his intellectual dishonesty and extremism when he makes a movie about it. Should we not point out that he misrepresents science? That comparing scientists to Nazi’s is extremism and, frankly very odd?
As for Michael Moore, I have not seen his latest movie, but if there are parts of it that dishonestly portray a particular group of people as Nazi’s or misrepresents science to promote a particular non-science agenda, then I would probably have slammed that too. The issue isn’t political or even ideological. Mr. Stein’s movie is dishonest to a fault.

]]> http://sefora.org/2008/04/15/expelled-the-worst-kind-of-manufactured-controversy/#comment-480 Scott Wilson+ Wed, 28 May 2008 12:56:19 +0000 http://sefora.org/2008/04/15/expelled-the-worst-kind-of-manufactured-controversy/#comment-480 I would say that any movie such as this has a point of view. It is not an academic study of the topic. On the other hand it does not make it trash. If you are going to trash this movie then you must trash movies by Michael Moore, I do not see that coming, do I? I would say that any movie such as this has a point of view. It is not an academic study of the topic. On the other hand it does not make it trash. If you are going to trash this movie then you must trash movies by Michael Moore, I do not see that coming, do I?

]]>