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Posted on: March 22, 2008 9:15 AM, by Greg Laden
This little video, very nicely done, should be shown in all social studies classes in America, discussed at length, and it should be on the exam. From now on.
Lord Privy Seals All The Way Down ... arf arf.
See also:
PZ Myers Expelled, Gains Sainthood
Expelled! The Movie To Be Pulled From Theaters Following Myers/Dawkins-Gate Screwup
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Was just about to link you to this! Fun to watch. =)
Posted by: Brent | March 22, 2008 11:28 AM
It was interesting to hear that Expelled used the Harvard/xvivo video clips -- wonder if they needed permission to use them, and if so, I wonder if they got permission. (And if they got permission, whadya wanna bet that they misrepresented themselves and the intended use of the clips when they asked?)
Posted by: Susan Brown | March 22, 2008 12:13 PM
Just as a guess, they asked to use those clips before, were refused permission, and did so anyway - even re-dubbing one of them. That wouldn't make _me_ want to give them permission to use them for something else. And since their original announced plan was to release the movie on Feb. 12, 2008, to cause a big splash on Darwin's birthday, perhaps soome belated awareness that they can't just _use_ other people's videos has penetrated their dim consciences.
Posted by: Monado, FCD | March 23, 2008 12:41 AM
So this should be shown in film review classes, as an exaample on how to be critical of a films production?
Posted by: B | April 15, 2008 6:46 PM
This video demonstrates exactly what the film is trying to convey. They are attempting to discredit the film by attacking the makers instead of letting people see the film and decide for themselves. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
Posted by: SAS | April 17, 2008 9:18 PM
This video demonstrates exactly what the film is trying to convey. They are attempting to discredit the film by attacking the makers instead of letting people see the film and decide for themselves. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
Posted by: SAS | April 17, 2008 9:20 PM
SAS, Dawkins and Meyers are hardly preventing people from seeing the movie. In fact their involvement in this little video will likely have the effect of boosting the movie's turnout by way of increasing media presence.
Dawkins and Meyers both have a sense of humor and they realize that the most interesting and hilarious aspect of the event was the hypocrisy of being expelled from a movie called "Expelled."
Finally, Scientists actually don't usually attack the proponents of ID, they usually just criticize the ridiculous nature of ID itself. The thing is, when someone's ideas are so flawed that their flaws are easy for anyone to see, there is no temptation to resort to ad hominem attacks.
So lets see, does "Expelled" attack evolution, or does it merely resort to attacking the evolutionists?
Posted by: JC | April 29, 2008 12:08 PM