Tag: Ben Stein
Wikipedia Shreds the Truth
The less anyone cares, the more you can trust this ubiquitous information source.
Dawkins (Not) at Berkeley – The Best Irony
He helped get Ben Stein de-platformed as a commencement speaker at the University of Vermont over — you guessed it — Stein’s take on evolution.
New Book Debunks Common Myths in ID-Evolution Debate
Shala Barczewska’s book is fair because it offers critiques of both evolution lobbyists and ID proponents and other Darwin-skeptics.
Was Ben Stein “Expelled” by Kyocera and Ad Agency for His Views on Intelligent Design?
The company’s message to him indicated that he was dropped for various unnamed policy positions they found him identified with on the Internet.
Darwin Defenders Get Ben Stein Expelled from University of Vermont’s Commencement Address
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that Ben Stein “has withdrawn from an engagement to speak at the University of Vermont’s spring commencement after his invitation drew complaints about his views on biological evolution.” The article reports: “According to the Burlington Free Press, the vast majority of protesters were not affiliated with the University of Vermont; only ‘about a half dozen’ objections came from the campus.” So why did protests about Stein start pouring in from outside the University of Vermont (UVM)? The answer seems clear: Stein’s invitation to speak at UVM was first raised to the Darwinist community in a post by PZ Myers titled, “University of Vermont makes an embarrassing decision.” Given the large following of PZ’s blog, Read More ›