Most Americans do not believe that we are the result of “random
chance.”

Ben Stein agrees. 

Although not typically looked upon as a rebel, the deliberate, slow-talking actor/writer/game show host has taken on the scientific community in his latest venture.  In his recently released film, Expelled, Stein takes a fascinating look into
the organized suppression of the Intelligent Design theory in American
education. 

“There are people who want to keep science in a box where
it can’t possibly touch God,” states Stein. 

His documentary looks bravely into the face of the scientific establishment and asks not only why there isn’t room for another theory on how we got here, but why faith in God and a design such as creation wouldn’t be included, even welcomed, into the scientific realm of possibility for our existence.

Darwinism has maintained a stranglehold on public education for
decades. Oxford professor, Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist
and author of “The God Delusion” states, “Certainly I see the
scientific view of the world as incompatible with religion.” 

Stein’s narration sheds light on the constant bombardment of the “theory” of
evolution on students in public education, and how any deviation from it has been rejected with fervor and hostility.

Viewing this film generates questions such as:  Why not talk about differing theories and let students make up their own minds? Why aren’t teachers permitted to talk about the possibilities?  What is the status quo educational establishment afraid of?  Why is Intelligent Design being suppressed and undermined?  Why are those who question Darwinism discounted as religious fanatics?

This documentary mixes humor, satire and intellectual insight to produce a uniquely entertaining film—a film that causes us to think and question—which is Ben Stein’s ultimate goal.  It sheds light on some of Darwin’s theories and on some of its terminal faults.  At the very least, it causes us to rethink what we believe and why we believe it. 
It is a film that touches a topic that isn’t talked about enough.