tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post2914506501344010404..comments2024-03-28T06:33:02.061-04:00Comments on Encyclopedia of American Loons: #373: Ben SteinG.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-48204822917933085772016-09-09T23:57:52.292-04:002016-09-09T23:57:52.292-04:00I liked Ben Stein better when he had his game-show...I liked Ben Stein better when he had his game-show, WIN BEN STEIN'S MONEY on the Comedy Channel - at least, he introduced Jimmy Kimmel to the world.<br />EXPELLED was a bit of Hackery, but his point that Darwinistic principles of natural selection led to policies of Social Darwinism and Eugenics is not a new one. There have been other articles, books and TV shows that document science's, or better yet, psuedo-science's role in Nazi Movement and the policy of forced sterilization of mentally ill or mentally deficient patients.synmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867103928783522920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-1540906191726777962014-12-30T17:30:35.864-05:002014-12-30T17:30:35.864-05:00Considering that Stein is, at least nominally, Jew...Considering that Stein is, at least nominally, Jewish, that would not seem to rebound to his benefit.colnago80https://www.blogger.com/profile/02640567775340860582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-81389867138581653952014-05-11T16:27:43.417-04:002014-05-11T16:27:43.417-04:00BS suggests ending poverty by abolishing the separ...BS <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ben-stein-end-poverty-abolishing-churchstate-separation" rel="nofollow">suggests</a> ending poverty by abolishing the separation between church and state. Not only is the idea ... curious; somehow one gets the feeling that BS doesn't really care about poverty; he cares about abolishing the church-state separation. One reason to think so may be <a href="http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/04/10/the-poor-are-lazy-the-rich-are-selfless-says-ben-stein/" rel="nofollow">his belief that</a> the poor are lazy and the rich are selfless.G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-89357767910182014192013-01-14T15:32:50.506-05:002013-01-14T15:32:50.506-05:00And don't forget Expelled Exposed: http://www....And don't forget Expelled Exposed: http://www.expelledexposed.com/Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-70276754957602412742013-01-14T15:08:59.203-05:002013-01-14T15:08:59.203-05:00Another good resource on the Ben Stein "contr...Another good resource on the Ben Stein "controversy" <a href="http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia11.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-62841695292470694072013-01-14T14:23:09.183-05:002013-01-14T14:23:09.183-05:00A good addition to the Encyclopedia. I have to giv...A good addition to the Encyclopedia. I have to give Stein a small bit of credit though, because it was the uproar over Expelled that brought the Intelligent Design Creationism movement to my attention (and many others). I've been lending my support against this stupidity ever since.<br />Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.com