Academic freedom is being lost by a great many people who dare to challenge Darwinism. That’s a terrifying situation. That’s contrary to the principles of science.
BEN STEINSomewhere there is a map of how it can be done.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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It’s amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
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If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?
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If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators.
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The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.
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I don’t really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do.
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I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant – just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.
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I did some reading to prep for Expelled. I read one book cover to cover, From Darwin to Hitler , and that was a very interesting book – one of these rare books I wish had been even longer.
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I love sleeping in a moving car more than sleeping in bed.
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You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot
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I hope it won’t come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.
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I would say, based on the little I know, Darwinism explains microevolution within species quite well. As to its broader consequence and implications, I don’t think it explains individual species evolution at all well.
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I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it sis my duty … This is my highest and best use as a human.
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I don’t like the sound of all the lists he’s making.
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If there’s a recession, I’d buy stocks. That’s when you make money: when markets are spooked.
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My pals, such as they are, in Hollywood, ask me why I love to travel to D.C. so much, why it’s a vacation destination for me. I say, ‘Because I sometimes have perfect days there.’
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