Saturday, June 04, 2005
Parting Ways
The Smithsonian has withdrawn its co-sponsorship of the intelligent design film "The Privileged Planet." They will return the $16,000 payment made by the Discovery Institute, but allow the film to be show there June 23.
This has been reported widely, and Red State Rabble is on record not only supporting the action taken by the Smithsonian, but as being highly amused by the reaction from Bruce Chapman at the Discovery Institute and ID blogger Denyse O'Leary.
An article in the New York Times that hasn't received much attention adds a little detail to the reasoning at the Smithsonian:
This has been reported widely, and Red State Rabble is on record not only supporting the action taken by the Smithsonian, but as being highly amused by the reaction from Bruce Chapman at the Discovery Institute and ID blogger Denyse O'Leary.
An article in the New York Times that hasn't received much attention adds a little detail to the reasoning at the Smithsonian:
"The major problem with the film is the wrap-up," said Randall Kremer, a museum spokesman. "It takes a philosophical bent rather than a clear statement of the science, and that's where we part ways with them."
