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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Dan Luke" wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote:



This was just sent to me by a friend...



You may be aware of a piece of creationist propaganda called
"Expelled:
No Intelligence Allowed." I know at least some of you are familiar
with
a wonderful blog called Pharyngula
(http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/)
written by PZ Myers, a professor of biology at the University of
Minnesota.

So with background out of the way, I got to hear this story... Last
night there was a screening of "Expelled" at the Mall of America.
Attendees had to register in advance for tickets. Myers appears in
the
film and even gets an acknowledgment of gratitude. So he registered,
along with his family and a guest, the guy who told this story.

While waiting in line to sign in for the screening, a cop came up to
Myers and told him he was not going to be allowed to enter. A
producer
had recognized him and told the cops to, well, expel him from the
premises. Apparently his intelligence and scientific knowledge were
not
welcome. Maybe he'd contaminate the vibe or something.

So he went downstairs to the Apple store while his family and guest
went
ahead watched the flick, which by all accounts ranged from laughable
to
pathetic.

The irony level is obviously screaming towards the stratosphere by
this
point. But here's what pushes it over the edge. Myers' guest, who
apparently was not recognized and who told this story this morning
was...Richard Dawkins!


Good stuff, eh?

Frackin' hilarious.

The ID scammers are masters at stepping on their own dicks.


It's incredible. And yet they keep on..



The addition of Ben Stein opens wonderful new vistas of rightard wacko
hilarity.

Life is good.

"Dan Luke" wrote in news:13u8i231s1cc812
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The addition of Ben Stein opens wonderful new vistas of rightard wacko
hilarity.


I'm not sure if I have heard from him,. is he the flagellum guy?




Bertie

On Mar 21, 7:47 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Dan Luke" wrote in news:13u8i231s1cc812
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The addition of Ben Stein opens wonderful new vistas of rightard wacko
hilarity.

I'm not sure if I have heard from him,. is he the flagellum guy?



Bertie

Ben Stein '' Beuller....?"

"Win Ben Steins Money"

And countless other small roles...

Dan wrote in news:ae6a3e92-3d8d-49cc-9d13-
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On Mar 21, 7:47 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Dan Luke" wrote in news:13u8i231s1cc812
@news.supernews.com:



The addition of Ben Stein opens wonderful new vistas of rightard wacko
hilarity.

I'm not sure if I have heard from him,. is he the flagellum guy?



Bertie

Ben Stein '' Beuller....?"

"Win Ben Steins Money"

And countless other small roles...





Ah, OK, well if a comedian says it's so...

And I've wasted all this time listening to Jat Gould.

Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Dan Luke" wrote in news:13u8i231s1cc812
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The addition of Ben Stein opens wonderful new vistas of rightard wacko
hilarity.


I'm not sure if I have heard from him,. is he the flagellum guy?

Heh. They're *all* the flagellum guy.

Stein is a minor entertainment/media twit who is conductng a pro-ID campaign.
His latest effort is "Expelled," a movie he paid for that pretends to expose
a scientific conspiracy to suppress Intelligent Design. He's a right wing
idiot (tautology?) with money to spend on a pet project:

http://www.expelledthemovie.com/

On Mar 21, 7:58 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in 6.130...

"Dan Luke" wrote in news:13u8i231s1cc812
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The addition of Ben Stein opens wonderful new vistas of rightard wacko
hilarity.

I'm not sure if I have heard from him,. is he the flagellum guy?

Heh. They're *all* the flagellum guy.

Stein is a minor entertainment/media twit who is conductng a pro-ID campaign.
His latest effort is "Expelled," a movie he paid for that pretends to expose
a scientific conspiracy to suppress Intelligent Design. He's a right wing
idiot (tautology?) with money to spend on a pet project:

http://www.expelledthemovie.com/

Ben has many talents, and many dollars. If he so chooses to fund, why
is that such a threat?

Let the thoughts and arguments flow -- we don't need Grand Poobahs
declaring what we should or should not heed.

Even a liberal would concede to that?


Dan Mc

Dan wrote in
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On Mar 21, 7:58 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in
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"Dan Luke" wrote in news:13u8i231s1cc812
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The addition of Ben Stein opens wonderful new vistas of rightard
wacko hilarity.

I'm not sure if I have heard from him,. is he the flagellum guy?

Heh. They're *all* the flagellum guy.

Stein is a minor entertainment/media twit who is conductng a pro-ID
campaign. His latest effort is "Expelled," a movie he paid for that
pretends to expose a scientific conspiracy to suppress Intelligent
Design. He's a right wing idiot (tautology?) with money to spend on
a pet project:

http://www.expelledthemovie.com/

Ben has many talents, and many dollars. If he so chooses to fund, why
is that such a threat?


It's not a threat, fjukkwit, i's stupid and it's embracing stupidity.

Let the thoughts and arguments flow -- we don't need Grand Poobahs
declaring what we should or should not heed.


Absolutley. So why did he throw PZ meyers out of the movie?


Even a liberal would concede to that?


I'm a republican, fjukkwit.



Bertie

On Mar 21, 8:36 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Ben has many talents, and many dollars. If he so chooses to fund, why
is that such a threat?

It's not a threat, fjukkwit, i's stupid and it's embracing stupidity.


Hang on, since when is "embracing stupidity" a concern?

Surely you've watched television sometime in the last 40 years?

I think there are hidden flaws in arguments when the contrary position
gest so incredibly lathered up over what they perceive to be "stupid."

If it's that untenable then why give it a moment's thought?


Let the thoughts and arguments flow -- we don't need Grand Poobahs
declaring what we should or should not heed.

Absolutley. So why did he throw PZ meyers out of the movie?

I don't know. I need to rent that one again...


Even a liberal would concede to that?

I'm a republican, fjukkwit.

Bertie

I was actually referring to anyone who espouses a liberal perspective.
If the shoe fits...


Dan Mc

Dan wrote in news:af49e254-a7c8-4008-8361-
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On Mar 21, 8:36 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Ben has many talents, and many dollars. If he so chooses to fund,
why
is that such a threat?

It's not a threat, fjukkwit, i's stupid and it's embracing stupidity.


Hang on, since when is "embracing stupidity" a concern?

Surely you've watched television sometime in the last 40 years?

Yep.

I think there are hidden flaws in arguments when the contrary position
gest so incredibly lathered up over what they perceive to be "stupid."

Nope. contrary postions are fine. stupidity isn;'t.

If it's that untenable then why give it a moment's thought?


Because they are bad neighbors.


Let the thoughts and arguments flow -- we don't need Grand Poobahs
declaring what we should or should not heed.

Absolutley. So why did he throw PZ meyers out of the movie?

I don't know. I need to rent that one again...


Even a liberal would concede to that?

I'm a republican, fjukkwit.

Bertie

I was actually referring to anyone who espouses a liberal perspective.
If the shoe fits...


What's liberal about the facts?


Bertie

"Dan" wrote:


Ben has many talents, and many dollars. If he so chooses to fund, why
is that such a threat?

It isn't, really.

But it is illustrative of the current right wing impulse towards
anti-intellectualism. Stein is a good example of how modern right wing
ideology will deny any science it perceives as a threat to the party line.

Let the thoughts and arguments flow -- we don't need Grand Poobahs
declaring what we should or should not heed.

Even a liberal would concede to that?

Of course. But, once upon a time, conservatives claimed the scientific high
ground, chiding leftists for their post-modernist denials of empirical
knowledge. Now we see that when science gores right wing oxen,
"conservatives" cry conspiracy.