Comments on: Ben Stein is a Puppet http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/29/ben-stein-is-a-puppet/ by Hemant Mehta Sun, 27 May 2012 16:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jeff http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/29/ben-stein-is-a-puppet/#comment-159182 Jeff Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:27:36 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/29/ben-stein-is-a-puppet/#comment-159182 Of course the point of the movie was not to convert anyone over to the theories of ID but to shore up support with the people that already believe strongly in creationism and ID. (people who are already nuts). There are many "true" believers that will feel good about their beliefs just knowing that there is a movie out there that champions their beliefs. They will feel good about this even if they don't ever personally go see the movie. And these people will never browse to a secular website or Wikipedia to come across any debunking. But I agree with the animated clip that the movie will over-all have the effect of making more secularist more passionate and cause people who have never really thought about the issue to realize that creationism and ID is bunk. Of course the point of the movie was not to convert anyone over to the theories of ID but to shore up support with the people that already believe strongly in creationism and ID. (people who are already nuts). There are many “true” believers that will feel good about their beliefs just knowing that there is a movie out there that champions their beliefs. They will feel good about this even if they don’t ever personally go see the movie. And these people will never browse to a secular website or Wikipedia to come across any debunking.

But I agree with the animated clip that the movie will over-all have the effect of making more secularist more passionate and cause people who have never really thought about the issue to realize that creationism and ID is bunk.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/04/29/ben-stein-is-a-puppet/#comment-159051 Cathy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:22:03 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/04/29/ben-stein-is-a-puppet/#comment-159051 That was awesome, especially the corn nazi part. I too have seen Christian propaganda crap so bad that I thought it must be a joke. That was awesome, especially the corn nazi part. I too have seen Christian propaganda crap so bad that I thought it must be a joke.

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