The 'Science Guy' explains why creationism is bunk

Evolution is the foundation for modern science. Bill Nye in this video explains that creationism, or the ironically evolved term, intelligent design, needlessly complicates things. He is exactly right, of course. Creationists state that life is so complex that it needs a...

2009 the year of the lie – 2010 the year of reckoning

Those who think truth is a relative mix of situation ethics, existentialist mind wresting and just doing what feels good, usually don’t bother with questions about what is true.   Those who seek only the truth stand in shock when they discover how few people care...

Inhofe Slams Obama’s Cap-and-Trade ‘Scheme’

“There is nothing in it for taxpayers, consumers or the climate," said Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) while speaking about President Barack Obama's cap-and-trade tax scheme on the Senate floor this morning. "If it...

Ben Stein calls Barack Obama angry black man!

In the last three months or so , Fox News has strongly suggested that Barack Obama was an angry black man. We kept on seeing the video clips of Reverend Wright at the pulpit. We kept on hearing about Barack...

Connected with the World yet Out of Touch with our Immediate Surroundings

Ben Stein starts his Everybody's Business Column of August 24 (NYT) Connected, Yes, But Hermetically Sealed by quoting Jean-Jacques Rousseau "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"... The chains in question are not physical ones but rather of the electronic kind. ...

Does the Movie "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" Offer a Secret to Immortal...

Does "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" offer a hidden secret to obtaining human immortality? It may appear to be a stretch; but yes I believe it does.I went and saw this new documentary by Ben Stein at the theatres this week. Even though a vast majority of the film critics...

Expelled Movie Review: From the content to the packaging

Ben Stein takes us along his intellectual journey to understand our country’s current state of expressive freedom by looking at Darwinism and how its rise has suppressed other ideas such as Intelligent Design.The movie felt like a cleverly crafted essay read aloud but...

Suppression Already Exposed By Inconvenient ‘Expelled’

OPINIONBen Stein’s movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed has made its case even before its first public showing.By ALEXANDER "The movie, which opens this week, is about science clashing with teachers...

War on Reason Quote of the Day

"First in a Series of Quotable Attacks on Upcoming Ben Stein MovieToday’s quote comes from a blogger responding to a suggested link to Ben Stein’s EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed."Ben Stein lost any...

The Case for 'Expelled'... and Intelligence

OPINIONBen Stein's Expelled: No Intelligenece Allowed is scheduled to open April 18th. I want to recommend some reading material along the same lines. Author Lee Strobel's work has been quite an inspiration for...

Katrina, Bush, and Us

Ben Stein, who is not one of my favorite people (see Old Ways Die Hard: Ben Stein And Neo-conservative Dress), writes a bizarro-world apology for Bush's handling of the Katrina nightmare. Truly frightening. Right wing fanatics can justify any fumble...

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