Via Pharyngula, I see that the Expelled Exposed website, which points out the flaws and lies in the new Ben Stein creationist claptrap Expelled, has ‘gone live’ and added lots of new content, including a depressing film about the ouster of Texas science director Chris Comer for criticizing ‘intelligent design’ (aka ‘creationism’).

For the first time last night, I saw a commercial on television for Expelled during The Daily Show on Comedy Central. It’s amazing how much B.S. they can fit into a 30-second spot. A frizzy-haired stereotypical professor is discussing evolution when Ben Stein raises his hand and asks, “But how did life start?” The question throws the fake professor into an apoplectic fit, and he sends Stein to the principal’s office. The problem with this is: evolution does not address the question of abiogenesis at all, and any real professor of biology would be happy to tell you that. Evolution is a theory of how existing species change as a result of mutation and natural selection. Abiogenesis, the origin of life itself, is an open scientific question.

Criticizing evolution for not explaining abiogenesis is about as sensible as criticizing the theory of gravity for failing to explain the existence of pirates.

So Expelled manages to fit at least two misrepresentations (evolution and academic response) into a 30-second spot. If that trend holds for the 90-minute movie, we’re looking at at least 360 misrepresentations for the whole film. Way to go, Ben.