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The Smithsonian, evolution, and $16,000
« on: 2005-05-30 20:10:35 » |
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Smithsonian to Screen a Movie That Makes a Case Against Evolution
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/national/28smithsonian.html
Fossils at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History have been used to prove the theory of evolution. Next month the museum will play host to a film intended to undercut evolution.
The Discovery Institute, a group in Seattle that supports an alternative theory, "intelligent design," is announcing on its Web site that it and the director of the museum "are happy to announce the national premiere and private evening reception" on June 23 for the movie, "The Privileged Planet: The Search for Purpose in the Universe."
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But a museum spokesman, Randall Kremer, said the event should not be taken as support for the views expressed in the film. "It is incorrect for anyone to infer that we are somehow endorsing the video or the content of the video," he said.
The museum, he said, offers its Baird Auditorium to many organizations and corporations in return for contributions - in the case of the Discovery Institute, $16,000.
When the language of the Discovery Institute's Web site was read to him, with its suggestion of support, Mr. Kremer said, "We'll have to look into that."
He added, "We're happy to receive this contribution from the Discovery Institute to further our scientific research."
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Re:The Smithsonian, evolution, and $16,000
« Reply #1 on: 2005-05-31 11:15:07 » |
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Quote from: rhinoceros on 2005-05-30 20:10:35
The article also says "He added that staff members viewed the film before approving the event to make sure that it complied with the museum's policy, which states that 'events of a religious or partisan political nature are not permitted...' So it appears that the Discovery Institute was successful in its ploy to disguise religion as science.
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