Expelled

Last Sunday, after church, a bunch of us went to go watch Expelled, a documentary about the tension between the theory of Intelligent Design and Darwinism.  The film stars Ben Stein whom I know most famously from the old film about skipping school called "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"- "Bueller, Bueller".  If you haven't seen the movie don't worry about it but Stein is hilarious for his monotone demeanor and being quite expressionless, which is actually funny. I found the movie very stimulating and although I am not a science major I have studied both camps quite a bit.  I definitely was impressed with the movie and especially many of the implications of the ideas of a life that is lived out simply from a Darwinian perspective that does not include a Creator God or an Intelligent Designer.  Having studied history and political movements and its ideas and theories I saw the powerful effect of a worldview that is devoid of a Creator.  

As we exited the theater we had a really unexpected surprise. We ran into Dr. Philip Johnson, author of "Darwin on Trial" and professor of law at Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley.  He was one of the pioneers in the movement against Darwinism and worked closely with Dr. William Dembski who was also in the movie.  It was a powerful moment as we got to be together and just share in the historic event of this movie coming out.  Pastor Ed Kang was there and we prayed together for the ID movement and the many people working hard within it and just the bringing down of the walls in academia. What a way to finish the movie. I was really thankful for all the people in the sciences who are working so hard and using the gift of their intellect to fight in the battle of worldviews and ideas.