Right, and I'd say 99% of the smack talk going on here is just that, baseless bravado. Why should Stein's arrogant film be any more than that?
Leaving aside the fact that Nazism has nothing to do with science (and definitely not in the overgeneralised sense that Stein made out), it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference whether YOU think he's right. What matters is, most of the scientific community think that he is flatout wrong. Put yourself in their shoes - it's fairly insulting. And yet you then have the nerve to turn around and squeal conspiracy from THEM.
If I went to your house and called your wife/significant family member *off the top of my head* a child-raping commie, then all of a sudden expected you to embark in civil discourse with me, I suspect you'd likely refuse. If I then accused YOU of having something to hide, is that going to motivate you more or less to engage in discussion with me?
If Stein wants to talk, he can retract the utterly sickening, hateful, and spiteful venom he spread around with his film and its promotion:
From FSTDT:
"In an interview with the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Ben Stein said the following amazing thing in an interview with Paul Crouch, Jr.
Stein: When we just saw that man, I think it was Mr. Myers [i.e. biologist P.Z. Myers], talking about how great scientists were, I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed
that was horrifying beyond words, and thats where science in my opinion, this is just an opinion thats where science leads you.
Crouch: Thats right.
Stein:
Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people.
Crouch: Good word, good word. "
Oh, of course! Science leads you to killing people! Yes, even all those scientists who spend hours working on cures for diseases that afflict children or make clean drinking water for everyone! All they're actually doing is killing Jews! Oh, those damn Jews!
Does this HONESTLY sound reasonable to you, RB?
Right, so instead of the proper answer "Two wrongs don't make a right", you secretly want this unhelpful atmosphere to continue to encourage your persecution complex. Sickening.
Could you tell all those who apparently missed out exactly how believing in six-day creation is going to radically change their life?