Merit-bound Alley

Our last look at Expelled showed the early stages of development and the first reviews. In this part, I will discuss more recent misbehavior of these no-accounts and the explosion of coverage shedding light on Expelled crew in both the blogosphere and national news.

Some of the most humorous news with Expelled happened earlier this month at a screening in the Mall of America in Minnesota. Those not familiar with how the screening work, here’s a breakdown: potential viewers go to the Expelled RSVP site, sign up using your full name and also reserve room for guests. You name is put on a list to see the film, and there are no tickets issued for the event. Also of note is the fact that you do not have to name your guests.

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This is… sublime!

My most thankful h/t ever: Bad Astronomy

Yes, I’ve had to section this one out due to length.

Hopefully in Part I, I’ve successfully imparted the fact that intelligent design is not science and therefore does not belong in the science classroom. Now, it is time to move on to discuss the Premise Media movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed and how, before it has even been released, this most wretched propaganda piece has exemplified every aspect of the lies, ignorance, and misdirection that the ID leadership exhibits to further their cause.

Expelled is a pro-ID movie produced by Mark Mathis that purports to shed light on the active expulsion of pro-ID “scientists” by the monolithic and atheist (ooh, scary) “Big Science”. It presents multiple cases of people who have supposedly lost their jobs and standing in the scientific community due to their support of ID.

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