Comments on: Ben Stein Has a New Movie http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2008/03/24/ben-stein-has-a-new-movie/ The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. - F.A. Hayek Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:30:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Brad Samples http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2008/03/24/ben-stein-has-a-new-movie/#comment-133 Brad Samples Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:43:00 +0000 http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2008/03/24/ben-stein-has-a-new-movie/#comment-133 What a disappointment...I really like Ben Stein, but his support for this movie is completely misguided, imho. While I am entirely sympathetic to the cause of academic freedom, I think this quote fairly well captures my thoughts on the topic: "Unlike the theory of relativity or of gravity, intelligent design cannot produce testable hypotheses or be refined over successive experimentation. " I don't think professors can be blamed for refusing to teach a theory that is decidely unscientific. Until the proponents of intelligent design can create a positive argument for its existence, I don't think it has earned a spot on the curriculum. What a disappointment…I really like Ben Stein, but his support for this movie is completely misguided, imho.

While I am entirely sympathetic to the cause of academic freedom, I think this quote fairly well captures my thoughts on the topic:
“Unlike the theory of relativity or of gravity, intelligent design cannot produce testable hypotheses or be refined over successive experimentation. ”

I don’t think professors can be blamed for refusing to teach a theory that is decidely unscientific. Until the proponents of intelligent design can create a positive argument for its existence, I don’t think it has earned a spot on the curriculum.

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