Posted by Juan Non-Volokh: ID Film at Smithsonian: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2005_05_29-2005_06_04.shtml#1117368912
The Discovery Institute is co-sponsoring the premiere of a film "intended to undercut evolution" at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, the New York Times [1]reports. The film, [2]The Privileged Planet, argues that "the evidence we can uncover from our Earthly home points to a universe that is designed for life, designed for discovery." Does this mean the Smithsonian is lowering its scientific standards or going soft on intelligent design? Not necessarily, as the NYT story makes clear, the museum agrees to host such events in return for a substantial contribution. According to Discovery president Bruce Chapman, "They certainly didn't say, 'We're really warming up to intelligent design, and therefore we're going to sponsor this.'" References 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/national/28smithsonian.html 2. http://www.privilegedplanet.com/ _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://highsorcery.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
