I wish I could go, but I already have plans Friday. I do have a question, though, since we haven't had a good argument in a few weeks.
Several people had a minor crisis of conscience about Ben Stein's movie because they didn't want their money going to someone who promotes dangerous, anti-science ideas. I get that. The last episode of The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe, one of my favorite podcasts, alluded to Bill Maher's crackpot ideas that seem just as dangerous to me. He has apparently jumped on the anti-vaccine bandwagon, for example, and suggests that alternative "medicine" is better than modern, pharmaceutical-oriented healthcare. He even told David Letterman to stop taking his heart medicine. I haven't verified much of this. I just gleaned it from the podcast and a quick Google search, but assuming it's true, does it affect anyone's feelings about paying to see Religulous? I mean, sure, this particular movie is not promoting pseudoscience, but money is going to Maher. Would we feel comfortable watching a Ben Stein movie that was not specifically about Intelligent Design but still funneled money to his ID activism? Or is our conscience dulled by the schadenfreude of seeing religious people look stupid on screen? There is probably no right-or-wrong answer here. I'm just curious to know what people think (or rationalize, depending on your point of view!). Aaron --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
