Next Friday, mark your calendars. I posted a preview of this movie a few months back I think. And I got to see a preview of it at school a week ago. It is a great movie that any believer would be well-served to see. It basically is a movie that is trying to expose the unwillingness of the scientific academic community to consider any alternative to Darwinism (the theory of natural selection). The movie is surprisingly funny (which I wasn't expecting), but more than that it makes a pretty clear case that the argument for intelligent design actually has a legitimate place in scientific thought.
Most scientists today try to act as they are completely neutral as they do their work. But the reality is that when you start to discuss the origins of life, neutrality is impossible. You either must believe that the world came about by purely natural means; or you must acknowledge the possibility that there is some greater form of Intelligence (usually a supernatural Being) that imposed order onto the universe. Intelligent design theorists--like the ones featured in this movie--are those who argue for the latter. When they look at the incredible order and structure of living things, they argue that it is almost mathematically impossible for such order to have originated by chance mutations (as opposed to the guiding hand of an Intelligent Designer). I could explain more, but I've probably already fumbled over my words and made a simple argument sound too complex.
I think if you went and watched the movie, you'd learn a great deal and it'd open your eyes to some things--particularly if you have interest in scientific studies. Let's try to support our fellow believers in their endeavors to make an impact on our culture. Go see the movie in the theater. I think you'll genuinely like it--even if you don't know the first thing about I.D. going into it. It's produced on a level that anybody could understand.
Here's a link to the movie's site so you can see what theater it is in by you: Expelled The Movie
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