I watched this trailer, and I have only one comment. Ben Stein (who
is not a scientist) claims that "In Science, there is no room for
dissent, for dissent is dangerous."
Science is all about dissent and challenging ideas, but what
distinguishes science from other endeavors is that scientists
formulate hypotheses and design experiments to test those hypotheses.
The dissent typically occurs when interpreting the data from the
experiments, and if a scientist presents an idea that challenges the
"accepted norms" then the burden is on he/she to provide convincing
data to support that idea. Often it takes many other experiments over
the course of years, decades or centuries for the general populace to
accept these radical new ideas (remember Galilleo?). Thus science
itself constantly evolves, as we acquire more (and better quality)
data all the time.
Diana
On Jan 10, 2008, at 10:01 AM, George Nincehelser wrote:
http://www.expelledthemovie.com/
Ben has some interesting points. The Flash introduction is kind of
funny, but the supertrailer of the movie gets more philosophical.
George
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