A flock of dodos

[mummymonkey]

http://www.flockofdodos.com/

[Jon the Geek]

http://www.flockofdodos.com/
Holy crap! An animation about DNA that was made by the company I work for is used in that!

[richardm]

I'm assuming this is a pro-evolution film; is that right? Has anyone actually seen it? Is it any good?

[Jon the Geek]

I'm assuming this is a pro-evolution film; is that right? Has anyone actually seen it? Is it any good?
I haven't seen it. The feeling I get from what little I know is that it's pro-evolution, but points out the shortfalls and silliness in the way the "battle for America's minds" has been fought.

[mummymonkey]

I got the link from Bob Park's newsletter.

http://www.bobpark.org/

[imagineNoReligion]

I'm assuming this is a pro-evolution film; is that right? Has anyone actually seen it? Is it any good?

I think it's being shown at the Tribeca Film Festival. I was handed a badge with the website details from someone dressed up in a dodo costume, just outside the world financial center yesterday. It's the first I've heard of the documentary.

On looking up the website, it looks like it's not exactly pro-evolution, but rather discusses whether ID'ers are just better at marketing than scientists.

[cyborg]

Quoting out-of-context for poor humour effect:

but points out the shortfalls and silliness in the ... "battle for America's minds" ...

* cyborg dons flame-proof suit

A lack of minds to battle for?

* cyborg backs away from thread

[This Guy]

Quoting out-of-context for poor humour effect:



* This Guy dons flame-proof suit

A lack of minds to battle for?

* This Guy backs away from thread


HEY! I resemble that remark!


;)

[EGarrett]

As a tangent, I strongly dislike threads that expect you to click a link with zero explanation of what the link is or why it might be relevant.

[Gregoire]

I'm assuming this is a pro-evolution film; is that right? Has anyone actually seen it? Is it any good?


I just got the film Flock of Dodos from Netflix. I will probably be watching it in the next week or so. If anyone cares, I can give my opinions afterwards.

(I don't know if anyone in my house will be watching it with me, but that is the price I pay for trying to keep up with what is going on in the world. )

[shemp]

http://www.flockofdodos.com/

Are they a Flock of Seagulls tribute band?

[Dogdoctor]

I did see parts of this film and it is pro-evolution. Interesting points from the film are
1) Micheal Behe says he is a skeptic.
2) When someone shows you a picture of Mount Rushmore and asks if this looks created (making a creationist argument) you need to answer better than yes especially if others are watching.
3) People who support creationism often seem nicer than those who support evolution because the creationist are often just ignorant nice people but the anti-creationists try to humiliate their opponents.
4) Creationism is an end point of thinking. Once you say it was created nothing new will be learned.

[Dogdoctor]

For the Mount Rushmore question I think a better answer would be that it appears to be but further investigation is warranted. If one were to examine Mount Rushmore you would find clues as to exactly how it was created and probably could determine that from evidence easily collected there. This is quite different from creationism where no evidence of how things were created exists.

[Gregoire]

I did see parts of this film and it is pro-evolution. Interesting points from the film are
1) Micheal Behe says he is a skeptic.
2) When someone shows you a picture of Mount Rushmore and asks if this looks created (making a creationist argument) you need to answer better than yes especially if others are watching.
3) People who support creationism often seem nicer than those who support evolution because the creationist are often just ignorant nice people but the anti-creationists try to humiliate their opponents.
4) Creationism is an end point of thinking. Once you say it was created nothing new will be learned.


I think that is a good synopsis of the film. The film's reference to dodos has to do with winning or losing the debate and while clearly the filmaker sides with the proevolution side, he wonders if the other side has better PR. My wife, eventhough she agrees with evolution, did not like the scientists who were filmed sitting around the poker table attacking ID.

[ponderingturtle]

I think that is a good synopsis of the film. The film's reference to dodos has to do with winning or losing the debate and while clearly the filmaker sides with the proevolution side, he wonders if the other side has better PR. My wife, eventhough she agrees with evolution, did not like the scientists who were filmed sitting around the poker table attacking ID.

That was the basic point I drew from the movie, that the proponents of ID that they found where more fun to hang around with than the proponents of evolution.