Comments on: Expelled: guts but no glory

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:55:38 +0000

I’m just happy to see the word schadenfreude used in a post. Sometimes I’m easily amused.

By: Clair

Clair — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:11:09 +0000

Mark,

“…but SciAm is a joke these days.”

Care to explain/back that up?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:54:52 +0000

This is the same magazine that treated “The Skeptical Environmentalist” like a tabloid article.

I haven’t seen Expelled, but SciAm is a joke these days.

By: Torbjörn Larsson, OM

Torbjörn Larsson, OM — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:55:25 +0000

Alas, no – Expelled doesn’t stink because of the guts but because of the braindead Hitler zombie (thanks, Orac!) it hauls around. Add to this that ID is rapidly decomposing as a result of such mistakes as Expelled, and you know why creationism publicly isn’t in good odor.

By: bubba

bubba — Sun, 11 May 2008 17:58:29 +0000

What’s amusing is the focus on Darwin as resulting in Hitler. Setting aside the illogic it also seems odd given the bloody history of christianity.

Jeffrey Dalmer killed and ate people thinking he would gain the abilities of the emperor from Star Wars. Does that make George Lucas responsible for what crazy people make of his work?

By: One Eyed Jack

One Eyed Jack — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:44:36 +0000

Absolutely a publicity stunt. Just more hype that he can spin.

I guarantee that he has a plan on how to use/spin this to his advantage.

-OEJ

By: Darth Robo

Darth Robo — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:45:19 +0000

>>>”Actually Mathis showing up at Scientific American with “Expelled” was part of their PR plan.”

That’s what I was thinking.

“Look! PROOF that ID is discriminated against!”

Meh, let ‘em whine. It won’t get them anywhere. (shrug)