Thursday, October 16, 2008

Religulous




Religulous is a documentary written by and starring Bill Maher. The title is a mix of religious and ridiculous because that is what the documentary emphasizes, the irrational thinking related with religion. Bill, a political comedian, goes around the United States and interviews people about their religious beliefs. In the documentary he is trying to find out how people can be so critical and rational about their everyday lives but still believe in these religions that are not rational, that are negotiable about their factuality. Most people won't believe something unless you can proof it is 100% true. In a court trial the jury has to be sure beyond a reasonable doubt in order to convict the defendant. This definitely doesn't apply to the juries religious beliefs. They believe in talking snakes and dead people coming back to life.




When i was watching this movie i was in amazement. Everything that i had ever thought about religion i could not put into words that made sense and that expressed what i really thought. Bill Maher did this perfectly. He took all of my thoughts and beliefs and backed them up with intelligent information and arguments that made sense. I loved this movie and i think it was put together perfectly. He definitely makes his point, i would recommend everyone to go see it.

2 comments:

Aqueous Transmission said...

I too enjoyed this movie, and by reading what you said in this post i think that we have exactly the same views on religion.. :)

Avolyn said...

I saw this movie too! I thoroughly enjoyed it. So no lie, I saw a girl in my 6th hour class wearing a t-shirt from that Holy Land theme park and about died! lol