https://scienceblogs.com/ en https://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/03/21/creationists-need-to-evolve-in <span>Creationists Need to Evolve &#039;Smart&#039; Intelligent Design</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><font size="-2">tags: <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/atheism" rel="tag">atheism</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/atheist" rel="tag">atheist</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/godlessness" rel="tag">godlessness</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/expelled!" rel="tag">Expelled!</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/religion" rel="tag">religion</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/fundamentalist+christians" rel="tag">fundamentalist christians</a></font></p> <p>Last night, I was amused to learn that my friend and fellow SciBling, PZ Myers, was <a target="window" href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/03/expelled.php?intelligent_indeed">prevented from attending a free screening of the creationist film, presciently named <i>Expelled!</i></a> A film that <a target="window" href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/03/a_late_night_quick_one.php">thanked PZ in the credits for giving freely of his time</a> by appearing in the film itself, no less (of course, the producers lied to him about the sort of film they were making; they claimed they were making a documentary about evolution). So much for free speech, as the fim's producer shrilly proclaims, eh?</p> <p>So not only is the mockumentary producer a lying sack of shit who did not want PZ to attend the film that he was part of (probably because he was afraid that PZ might not like being misrepresented on screen), but PZ was actually threatened with arrest if he didn't leave the premises <i>immediately</i>, nevermind that he had to let his family know where he was going to wait while they attended the film. Sound ridiculous? Well, here's the clincher: the theatre allowed PZ's guest into the film. Who was PZ's guest? </p> <p>Richard Dawkins. </p> <p>Film clip below the fold.</p> <!--more--><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YxGyMn_-J3c&amp;hl=en" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YxGyMn_-J3c&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/grrlscientist" lang="" about="/author/grrlscientist" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">grrlscientist</a></span> <span>Fri, 03/21/2008 - 11:38</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/godlessness" hreflang="en">godlessness</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/religion-0" hreflang="en">religion</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/atheist" hreflang="en">Atheist</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/athism" hreflang="en">athism</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/creationists" hreflang="en">Creationists</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/fundamentalist-christians" hreflang="en">fundamentalist christians</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/religious-wing-nuts" hreflang="en">religious wing-nuts</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/stupid-design" hreflang="en">stupid design</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/godlessness" hreflang="en">godlessness</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/religion-0" hreflang="en">religion</a></div> </div> </div> <section> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2059729" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1206117548"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Why does every two-bit douchebag think that setting ridiculous nonsense to "Bad to the Bone" is anything but lame?</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2059729&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="UEDlickNLJjv-XHO0iUPC6yjMp8cRJPEb_laTi8VT7U"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Morris Hattricke (not verified)</span> on 21 Mar 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21630/feed#comment-2059729">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2059730" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1206125671"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Whups. Looks like the video is "no longer available."</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2059730&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="TqkRVvWLc_Ehq4gbjg_P3lUkFZ7wVdlrV8b0EWXi-ek"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">ShadowWalkyr (not verified)</span> on 21 Mar 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21630/feed#comment-2059730">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="134" id="comment-2059731" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1206126407"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>it's still there. try again.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2059731&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="pdxHsJRiTIZQz_nS3r6UySIOv-5Ly4TDodALWUuyeas"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a title="View user profile." href="/author/grrlscientist" lang="" about="/author/grrlscientist" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">grrlscientist</a> on 21 Mar 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21630/feed#comment-2059731">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/author/grrlscientist"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/author/grrlscientist" hreflang="en"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/Hedwig%20P%C3%B6ll%C3%B6l%C3%A4inen.jpeg?itok=-pOoqzmB" width="58" height="58" alt="Profile picture for user grrlscientist" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2059732" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1206129415"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Ben Stein is frightened? He should be frightened the sheep don't go to see the crap-fest of a film he's putting on and he loses his ass...</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2059732&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="wo8rhKCN_j1Pq0uZcUGSK9DJnMDBN9otGT8dCMgUwIM"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://thefaithfulpenguin.blogspot.com/" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Moses (not verified)</a> on 21 Mar 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21630/feed#comment-2059732">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2059733" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1206174280"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I'll suggest a new tag for this post: fact is stranger than fiction.</p> <p>Just when you think the creationists couldn't go any lower they do.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2059733&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="KTDUhlVqlMJopy8ro7qB0HT0uPiQLLKETUcAJBmMbdw"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">JPS (not verified)</span> on 22 Mar 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21630/feed#comment-2059733">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2059734" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1206245624"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Yah</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2059734&amp;1=default&amp;2=en&amp;3=" token="BaB3g8eip8VWnQcGfNfLp9Xsludv_JKdzqpGcL4blJU"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Secular Pinhead (not verified)</span> on 23 Mar 2008 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21630/feed#comment-2059734">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/grrlscientist/2008/03/21/creationists-need-to-evolve-in%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:38:53 +0000 grrlscientist 86737 at https://scienceblogs.com