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I went to see "Religilous" tonight and I would define Bill Maher's thesis as this: Belief in god and the practice of organized religion is a symptom of mental illness and will lead to the destruction of the Earth. I don't know what his intended thesis was but I can't imagine I'm far off.
The movie made some great points. There were times it was laugh out loud funny and other times I was so uncomfortable I wanted to shrink down in my seat. There were also moments when it scared the hell out of me. It was a very specific statement, though, and it offered no shade of gray for the viewers. Either you are a sane, rational adult who rejects religion or you are deluded and complicit in bringing on the end of days. If Maher really wanted to sway the minds of the 84% of Americans who have an element of religion or god in their lives, he needed to offer an alternative other than, "Stop believing, you fool."
Has anyone else seen the film?
The movie was the cap on a lovely, lovely Sunday. I woke up early and (finally) finished Endymion. A friend is in town from Minneapolis so, around 11:30, we met up from brunch. From there I headed to a local park where I plopped myself down in the grass and started The Hunger Games. The book is fantastic. I'm hoping I can finish it tonight because I can't imagine I'll be able to go to bed before I get to the end.
Here's the park (which some of you might recognize from our Memorial Day run).
It's getting late and I'm hungry. Food now.
The movie made some great points. There were times it was laugh out loud funny and other times I was so uncomfortable I wanted to shrink down in my seat. There were also moments when it scared the hell out of me. It was a very specific statement, though, and it offered no shade of gray for the viewers. Either you are a sane, rational adult who rejects religion or you are deluded and complicit in bringing on the end of days. If Maher really wanted to sway the minds of the 84% of Americans who have an element of religion or god in their lives, he needed to offer an alternative other than, "Stop believing, you fool."
Has anyone else seen the film?
The movie was the cap on a lovely, lovely Sunday. I woke up early and (finally) finished Endymion. A friend is in town from Minneapolis so, around 11:30, we met up from brunch. From there I headed to a local park where I plopped myself down in the grass and started The Hunger Games. The book is fantastic. I'm hoping I can finish it tonight because I can't imagine I'll be able to go to bed before I get to the end.
Here's the park (which some of you might recognize from our Memorial Day run).
It's getting late and I'm hungry. Food now.
