[On Robin Williams character saying "who is evolved" in the film Night at the Museum]
Now I am not one to go on rants on things that may seem unimportant, but this really grinds my gears.
Here we have the new trend of the secular world. By working in words like 'evolution' to movie scripts wer are creating a false view of the world that is being force-fed to kids everywhere.
I think there should be a petition to take the lines "who is evolved?" out of the movie. It is not surprising that such a line was spoken by someone as liberal as Robin Williams, but still should not be said. If the views of creationism are being repressed and views of evolution are upheld- then can it really be called "freedom of speech"?
Anyhoo, that is my rant- please let me know your thoughts. I think if we band together and express our views we can make a difference.
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Hey sagentx2005: Are you trying to be funny, or did two of your personalities write this?
Non-Contradiction award?, if you take away William´s opinion, you take it all. Clear and simple. You have right to advocate creationism, and he has his right,as an individual, and so does the script writer(because it´s FICTION)to say what they want.
"It is not surprising that such a line was spoken by someone as liberal as Robin Williams..."
This is called Freedm of Speech. You have it, I have it, and so do the film makers. No one will remove the line because you don't like it. You and your crazy fundie friends should just avoid the damn movie.
Well, your sentiments are all well and good....except for the fact that the views of creationism are not in any way being "repressed." If creationists want creationism to be given the same scientific consideration and respect that evolution has, all they have to do is provide one, singele, solitary speck of verifiable evidence to support creationism. But they don't do this; instead they simple yell as loudly as they can that evolution is evil and must be repressed!
Yeah, that's just awful. It's not as though they mentioned God, Jesus, Satan, Christianity, ID or creationism. No, these lefty movie writers used the "e" word.
My thoughts...
C) I have a slight problem with that line too, because technically, humans and (modern) monkeys are evolved the same amount, just in different directions.
Well, darn. When I saw that in the movie, I just knew I would soon see a comment complaining about it posted here. Who'd've thought it would be a troll?
Understanding the ramifications of Freedom of Speech...
See, now, I actually was a bit annoyed with that line. However, it was because he said "Who is more evolved?", which implies that the monkey was an earlier form. It's things like that that give people the impression that "people came from mokeys."
ND: In fairness, I saw a trailer for this movie as well as a short promotional "minidocumentary" in the theater just before it, and neither showed that line being used, so he couldn't have expected it beforehand if he saw only those previews. And when that line is spoken, the movie is about 10 minutes away from being finished -- it's not like it would be worth it to walk out at that point.
sagentx2005, i have some advice. get a fucking life. if anyone's preventing freedom of speech it's you.
If the views of creationism are being repressed and views of evolution are upheld- then can it really be called "freedom of speech"?
'Force fed'? No one is forcing your little Junior to watch any movies.
Really? You can't even say the fucking word before you get offended?
It's freedom of religion and the establishment clause. Take up your case with the supreme court, even these conservative justices will laugh you right out of the courtroom.
Creationism is not being repressed. There are lots of books, seminars and web pages devoted to promoting creationism. The problem comes about when creationists try to promote their idea as science. That's not an issue of censorship, it is an issue of creationists engaging in false advertising.
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