Another Review of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Wittenberg Trail is such a great resource of many things. Tonight while checking out Lutheran Resources I found this nugget.

Dr. Angus Menuge reviewed the movie, and I hope you'll take the time to visit and read all of the review. Meanwhile, I'll quote this:

Should Lutherans Care?

Historically, Lutherans have upheld creation as a fact discernible by natural reason (Rom. 1: 18-20; Psalm 19). Several of the great scientists at the forefront of the scientific revolution were Lutherans whose scientific work was guided by design, e.g. Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, and Joachim Rheticus. According to historian of science Peter Barker, Kepler believed “he had discovered the part of God’s providential plan that embodies the pattern of the cosmos, and the divine laws by which God regulated its moving parts.” These scientists believed in coherent laws of nature and the rationality of their own minds because they believed this is a designed world.

Stein’s main point is not to advocate the specific version of design popular today. It is to remind us that science is supposed to be a free and open inquiry, willing to pursue the evidence wherever it leads. Sometimes the evidence may pose problems for thoughtful believers. Sometimes it may confirm belief in a higher intelligence. If science is to retain its reputation for objectivity, it must not be captive to any ideology.


The end of the review offered these helpful resources.

Expelled official movie site: http://www.expelledthemovie.com/
Nancy Bryson’s case. See: http://www.discovery.org/a/1389
Caroline Crocker’s case (and others). See: http://www.discovery.org/a/4485
William Dembski’s case. See: Angus Menuge, “Few Signs of Intelligence: The Saga of Bill Dembski at Baylor.” Touchstone Magazine, May 2001, 54-55.
Guillermo Gonzalez’s case. See: http://www.discovery.org/a/4464
Dean Kenyon’s case: Stephen Meyer. Danger: Indoctrination. A Scopes Trial for the ‘90s. The Wall Street Journal. Op. Ed (December 6th, 1993.): A14. Available on-line at: http://www.discovery.org/a/93
Richard Sternberg’s case. See: http://www.discovery.org/a/3833 .