I am scared of getting old. I am scared of being ill.
BEN STEINGreed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.
More Ben Stein Quotes
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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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You cannot win if you’re not at the table. You have to be where the action is.
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Darwinism is still very much alive, utterly dominating biology. Despite the fact that no one has ever been able to prove the creation of a single distinct species by Darwinist means, Darwinism dominates the academy and the media.
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That was horrifying beyond words, and that’s where science – in my opinion, this is just an opinion – that’s where science leads you.
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Now we’re asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don’t know right from wrong, and why it doesn’t bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves.
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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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Usually I am not a conspiracy theorist. I don’t believe in the Bilderbergers as a conspiracy or the Trilateralists. But I am certain that the Communists killed JFK. There is a super great book called ‘Legend’ by Edward Jay Epstein that makes it all perfectly clear.
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Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
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It is so great to sleep in safe, glorious, beautiful America. I just cannot get over it.
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I feel as if I’m in on a pass and am damn lucky to have whatever I have. It could all be taken away in a second.
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But when I talk to people who are Darwinists or evolutionists and say, ‘Well, how did life begin’ – they’re… they don’t have an answer. I mean, they have an answer, but it’s a BS answer. It’s an answer that wouldn’t make sense to a small child.
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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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If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don’t know what they are. In their eyes is peace.
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For me, I’ve always believed that there was a God. I’ve always believed that God created the heavens and earth – so, for me it’s not a huge leap from there to intelligent design.
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If you can’t stand the heat, don’t go to Cancun in the summer.
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