I believe that America was founded on and still exercises a core group of unalienable rights (thank you, Mr. Jefferson). It’s the greatest nation in the world bar none and I’m pretty unwavering on that opinion.But what happens if my rights are ever threatened? What if some of these unalienable rights were taken away? That would be a dangerous path away from our republican democracy and toward…yikes, communism. Or worse.
I don’t necessarily feel like my rights are being withheld from me at this point in time but think about this for a second. What comes directly before “unalienable rights” in the Declaration of Independence? If you don’t know, I’m not surprise. It’s “endowed by their Creator.” Our Creator. Creator of life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. Unfortunately, that little line is being marginalized and removed from our dearest document.
Like I said, I hadn’t really thought that my freedoms were in such danger until I went to see Expelled tonight. This is a documentary starring Ben Stein that attempts to show that there is “Big Science” in America and it is not only suppressing thought and ideas, it’s taking away a necessary principle on which America and the study of science was founded. This principle is the freedom to debate.
I’ve never been much of a movie critic, so I’m sure I will not do this film justice. I do not wish to discuss or critique the filming, editing, narration or other technical aspects of the movie. I would simply like to explain that this film is most certainly going to be an eye opener for many. I follow this topic on my own so I went in expecting affirmation of my already formed opinion. What I got was not only affirmation but a major wakeup call that the exclusion of Intelligent Design as an explanation for the formation of life by scientific organizations is a real, prevalent and serious threat to not only our educational systems but our way of life.
Refusal to accept Intelligent Design is one thing, but Expelled reports that careers of professors have been ruined for merely mentioning it as a possibility. It gives proof that proponents of Darwinism have put up a wall to the science community and that you can’t get in, can’t receive grants, can’t receive awards, can’t get published, unless you make no mention of intelligence. This “Big Science” has created an environment in which ideas cannot be challenged or debated…unless of course you subscribe to evolutionary theory.
As Ben Stein mentions in the film, exclusion of Creationism wouldn’t be so bad if it were factually incorrect and invalid. After all, we want to be teaching our children correctly and not feeding them so called fairy tales. But there’s a big problem. Even if scientists don’t want to believe that Intelligent Design at the very least a possibility, they must be able to explain Darwinism and evolution in logical, reasonable terms. As is seen in the film, they simply cannot.
Stein asked the question to several scientists: “How did life come from nothing?” Some danced around an answer, others offered theories like molecules piggy-backing off deformed crystals (what?) and some even explained that life was “seeded” on earth. In other words, we evolved from a single cell that was planted by aliens. But yet, Intelligent Design is completely and entirely off limits for discussion.
But let’s not even talk about the scientific evidence for either case. Let’s get back to the question of what problems occur when there is an inability to discuss or challenge viewpoints in an open forum.
Think East and West Germany. Think Hitler.
Yes, Hitler was a huge proponent of Darwinism. He was a huge proponent of natural selection. He believed in a master race and that he was helping along the natural selection process by killing off and experimenting on millions of disabled and crippled, not to mention Jews. Hitler, much like why the wall in Berlin was formed, wanted opponents to not have a voice. He wanted there to be no opposition or debate. A belief in Darwinism leads to a belief in that there is no free will, no life after death, no true meaning to life, and therefore, a total devaluation of human life. He removed God from the conversation. There is no place for religion (or intelligence) in the process of natural selection.
Disturbingly enough, that is the road we are headed down. I’m not saying that every believer in evolution believes in genocide. But what I am saying is that for evolution–as defined–to make sense, there can be no value to life on any level. It is a random occurrence of meaningless events. This makes it easier to justify abortions and promotion of planned parenthood. And this…this is what is being taught in schools all over the nation. And any opponent to this belief is shouted down and ostracized by bullying and threats. Not just by science, but by media and our own court system.
Even though scientists cannot explain the origin of life and even though more and more evidence mounts in favor of some sort of information-providing source, “Big Science” pushing Darwinism remains a looming, scary threat to our basic freedoms. And once one freedom is taken away, it is that much easier to take another. There is a power-holding group with intent on replacing religion with science. And its first goal: crush creationism. Disprove creationism and disprove the Creator. No need to prove evolution. Just eliminate the opposition.
I suggest you find Expelled in a theater nearest you and think seriously about this most important subject.
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