"No Intelligence Allowed"

I first heard about Ben Stein's new movie back in January. It finally came out this week and we went to see Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed just this morning. By all means, make it a point to see it.

Throughout the movie, I couldn't help but compare it to what's going on now with the "consensus" of global warming, (er, climate change, since the warming aspect hasn't been quite so easy to prove.) Those who oppose the theories of the elite "intelligentsia" are marginalized, demonized, and vacuously called names....deniers, idiots, fundamentalists...you know the drill. Sure you can oppose them, but you'll have to oppose them from without... forget about that tenure or grant money. It's their way or the highway!

When the DNA cell was enlarged (in the movie) and we were treated to a would be tour of what we now know to be such a vastly complex cell, my wife and I were reminded of King David's words more than 2500 years ago...that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made."

Psa 139:13 For You have possessed my inward parts; You have covered me in my mother's womb.
Psa 139:14 I will praise You; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are marvelous and my soul knows it very well.
Psa 139:15 My bones were not hidden from You when I was made in secret and skillfully formed in the lowest parts of the earth.
Psa 139:16 Your eyes saw my embryo; and in Your book all my members were written, the days they were formed, and not one was among them.
Psa 139:17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

And he hadn't a clue as to molecular structure back then.

I wish I had the intellect to go one one with any one of these people, but what would be the point. Regardless of intellect, or lack thereof, they see me as a fool for believing in God and I see them as fools for not. The only difference is, I have the authority of God's written word (Rom. 1 comes to mind), and they have the inane doctrine of Darwinianism which, ironically, does not even address the origin of life.

Rom 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Rom 1:19 because the thing which may be known of God is clearly revealed within them, for God revealed it to them.
Rom 1:20 For the unseen things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being realized by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, for them to be without excuse.
Rom 1:21 Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Rom 1:22 Professing to be wise, they became fools
Rom 1:23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.
Rom 1:24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves.
Rom 1:25 For they changed the truth of God into a lie, and they worshiped and served the created thing more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Rom 1:26 For this cause, God gave them up to dishonorable affections. For even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature.
Rom 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another; males with males working out shamefulness, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was fitting for their error.
Rom 1:28 And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right,
Rom 1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; being full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, evil habits, becoming whisperers,
Rom 1:30 backbiters, haters of God, insolent, proud, braggarts, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Rom 1:31 undiscerning, perfidious, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful; Rom 1:32 who, knowing the righteous order of God, that those practicing such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but have pleasure in those practicing them.

When arguments fail, then debate must be squashed. Failed doctrine and failed policies must then be forcefully imposed and freedoms start disappearing one by one...like freedom of speech, freedom of religion and so on. It's happening before our very eyes.

God bless Ben Stein and people like him who call attention to what amounts to the spiritual warfare of good v. evil in our culture.

Be sure to see this remarkable expose'.