Ben Stein, speech writer for Presidents Nixon & Ford, gameshow host, and "Intelligent" Design proponent and propagandist said on the Trinity Broadcast Network:
"When we just saw that man, I think it was Mr. Myers [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 that’s where science — in my opinion, this is just an opinion — that’s where science leads you.
"…Love of God and compassion and empathy leads you to a very glorious place, and science leads you to killing people."
There you have it, kids. God saves. Science kills.
Ugh.
Yeah, well, Dr. Mengele performed experiments too so maybe we should just quit practicing medicine and ask God to heal our bodies. That's worked so very well.
I wonder if Ben Stein has decided to stop using any of the products or knowledge that "science" has brought to the world. If so, is it just post-Holocaust science?
Posted by: BaltimoreGal | May 04, 2008 at 10:59 AM
My maxim is, you refuse to accept science, you don't get to use electricity.
Posted by: Benn | May 04, 2008 at 03:22 PM
I wonder if Ben Stein knows that these kooks at TBN also believe that, after Israel reclaims all of their Old Testament lands, Jesus will return to Earth and kill all non-Christians. I love how Jewish neoconservatives like Stein and Bill Kristol are oblivious to the fact that they are secretly reviled by their radical right-wing soulmates.
Posted by: MCG | May 04, 2008 at 03:23 PM
And the last time I heard from his god, he was wiping out New Orleans because the gays were going to have a parade. Jesus.
Posted by: fordprefectajt | May 06, 2008 at 04:34 PM