Lying for Jesus
On Saturday I mentioned that popular science blogger, PZ Meyers had been expelled from a screening of the creationist propaganda film Expelled. The producers of the film were so concerned to ensure that Meyers was prevented from pointing out the dishonesty inherent in the film that they completely failed to notice that the person standing in the queue with Meyers was Richard Dawkins.
Dawkins has now posted his thoughts (via) on the film and the events surrounding it:
The whole tone of the film is whiny, paranoid — pathetic really. The narrator is somebody called Ben Stein. I had not heard of him, but apparently he is well known to Americans, for it is hard to see why else he would have been chosen to front the film. He certainly can’t have been chosen for his knowledge of science, nor his powers of logical reasoning, nor his box office appeal (heavens, no), and his speaking voice is an irritating, nasal drawl, innocent of charm and of consonants. I suppose that makes it a good voice for conveying the whingeing paranoia that I referred to, so maybe that was qualification enough.
The full review plus context is well worth reading and I urge you to check it out. Also, if you want a bit more background to the desperate damage limitation being engaged in by the dishonest makers of the film, swing by the collection of links on Greg Laden’s Blog.
Monday 24 Mar 2008 | Paul | New and Upcoming Films, Religion, People
