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Originally Posted by tjinaz
I think the point of the whole movie is that science zealots do exist. If one scientist does an experiment that shows an outcome other than the Neo Darwin theories they are shunned. I don't think Ben Stein is a religious extremist but that he would like those that have opposing views and have data to back that up be heard.
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They may be shunned by one individual who's work it may displace, but they aren't shunned by science in general. If they have evidence they just have to publish it. The people who are shunned are the ones who are producing research without any evidence or merit.
That's the problem with this film, they take all the time whining about all the opposing views and data that's supposedly being ignored, but they DON'T ACTUALLY PRODUCE ANY OF IT! Not to mention they misrepresent and outright lie in the film (where do liars go?).
This mythical suppressed scientific data is simply that; a myth.
The reality is over 150 years since Darwin, evolution as a theory has changed radically. Every month dozens if not hundreds of papers challenging different points and aspects of evolution are published, accepted, duplicated, tested, etc; if the theory that no one was allowed to challenge evolution was true then a) it wouldn't have changed as much as it has in the past century and b) those papers wouldn't be out there.