I used to love reading Ben Stein’s Journal in The American Spectator, back in the 90’s. His dry wit, earnestness, and humanity made for good reading. Sure, there was the time or two when he wrote admiringly of lunatics like PETA, but I chalked that up to good intentions on the part of a man who really, really loved his dog.
Then, recently, came the shameful trailer to Expelled, the dishonest anti-evolution “documentary”. There was loveable Ben engaging in ad hominem attacks on “big science”, using all the Left’s favorite tactics. Poor Ben. He’s really gone over the edge, and I have no idea who pushed him.
The National Center for Science Education has put up a site: Expelled Exposed where you can win prizes playing Set Ben Straight. Ironically, this will sell a few more tickets to the movie if it gets people like me to actually watch it.
Update:
Michael Shermer, one of the scientists ambushed interviewed by Stein has a nice, short article about it.
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