Los Angeles, Calif., Apr 1, 2008 / 05:35 am
After being accused of sneaking into the presentation, a biologist and science writer was removed from a private, invitation-only screening of a movie that examined controversies over evolutionary research.
“Expelled,” a documentary-style movie by the economics and political commentator Ben Stein, claims that academic proponents of Intelligent Design theory are being suppressed due to their doubts about the accuracy of the Darwinian model of evolution.
At a recent screening of “Expelled”, a security guard removed P.Z. Meyers, an outspoken atheist and an associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota, Morris from the movie theater. Meyers, author of the science blog “Pharyngula,” was interviewed for the movie.
A press release from the filmmakers claimed Meyers has “apparently been asking supporters to sneak into the private screenings,” which are conducted by the marketing company Motive Entertainment.