“Do you think any of them changed their minds about evolution because of Dawkin’s personal sentiments about religion?”
No. I think everybody came with their mind made up, and wanted to find fuel to prop up their already determined belief system. I include myself in this description. This supports Stein’s point: people first determine their belief system, and then they search out supporting “science”. For this reason, it’s folly to pretend that science and philosophy can be separated.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Is that the way science should be approached, and is Stein film contributing to getting people to view the issues objectively or exacerbating the problem?