As a radical ex-antichrist, when I saw this "documentary" with many laughs, I still had the familiar resonance in my heart. A few years ago, in the name of an eventful black metal warrior, I decided to take care of the Scandinavian people’s faith. I blindly joined the ranks of the Antichrist without any insight, and also started a long religious study. Journey: From Van Loon's "War of Religion" to Albert's "Christian Forgery", to Martyr Yous's "First Justification Collection", to Norman's "Who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls", and even Go to "The Autobiography of a Yogi"...With the enthusiasm of Gnostics, I try to make a "theological criticism" of certain "honorable" religions.
What was the result, the more I got to the end, the more I felt that I, like most people who are anti-religious and anti-religious, were too idle.
And I have strengthened my faith more and more-of course as a Buddhist faith.
Some time ago, due to the relationship of writing graduate thesis, I regularly went to a friend’s home to ask about language problems every day. The friend’s home was in a more marginal area of London (as in China, such remote areas are often good targets for missionaries). Every day at 10 o'clock in the morning, a member of the American Baptist Church from a nearby church will come to his door to "sell" and forcefully sell. I noticed a pattern. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, there are men in formal wear with white teeth, and on Mondays and Saturdays, there are young girls with beautiful smiles. They often speak fast and sincerely, look neat and... well...'professional', my friend. When I was at home, I often saw them in a few words, then returned with a sardonic smile, Yang Yang had a card with the face of Jesus in his hand: "The 16th of this month." And he threw it into the pile of books and newspapers, maybe sometimes anxious , Will also write down a few phone numbers on the back, and write a moustache on Jesus.
"Yes, you will find that the United States is actually a very serious Christian country until now. The power and appeal of Christianity has never been suppressed by the new American culture," said a friend, "and in Britain, at least for For me, this kind of thing—" He glanced at the pile of cards, "The Bible is a classic literary book, God is a symbol, Christianity is a culture, and the direct-selling mission of that group of Baptists—it’s simply Disgusting."
It is just because of some unpleasant superficial phenomena that people feel aversion or even hatred. This can be said to be a failure of certain religions, but it is by no means an excuse to oppose it. I want to say that the stupidity of Bill Maher is that he really connects religion with politics, evil humanity, the darkness of the church, and the ridiculous behavior of certain fanatics. Instead of this, why are you not against humans, but Going to be anti-religious? Is it just because Judaism and Catholicism killed your fragile childhood?
I don’t think he can cite any examples to oppose the "atheistic" Buddhism and the Indian religions with a complicated system. But if we give Bill some cases of "absurdity", he can also make a film to demonstrate Eastern religions. The absurdity of (in fact, Jesus was also born in Bethlehem, an Oriental who speaks Aramaic?): For example, the ethnic system of Brahmanism or the radical Southern Buddhism in Vietnam. He could stand in front of the ZF gates in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar with a sarcastically smile: “Well, they (Buddhists) think that all beings are equal, but it’s obvious that the people in these places where I’m standing even have “human rights”. I don't know anything." At this moment, he seemed to be possessed by a green anarchist; or, standing in the place where Zen Master Shi Guangdao himself was, he ridiculed the Buddhists who forbid suicide again.
Of course, anti-religious people are not stupid. On the contrary, they tend to stand at a higher level of mind and think they have a say in the class. For example, the friend I mentioned above is a PhD who is engaged in human cultural research. . They treat religious people (or people who have been brainwashed) with cold eyes or laughing and cursing, simply because they have seen the “darkness” behind a lot of religion: the “kingdom of heaven” in the gospels, the “church” Sovereign power', the Crusades, the notorious Spanish heresy inquisition, the stakes with witches (witches) and alchemists (scientists) tied to them, Baghdad... suicide bombers? These high IQ people who "see the essence through the phenomenon" seem to have different degrees of similarity with my friend who dismissed Christianity because he hated being disturbed by the "salesman".
Just as most homosexuals are not born to be congested with a person of the opposite sex, once a religious skeptic planted the seeds of opposition, his mind began to reject all reasonable parts, making the essence of human civilization because of its inherent dross. It is magnified to its entire essence. This is actually a subjective behavior lacking justice. I said that Bill is very rascal, and several interviews broadcast have obvious discourse orientation. The tricky questions are coming quickly, and the respondent is not given time to organize the discourse, so those moments of thinking become the conclusion of "speechless" and "can't answer". A series of'no,no,no,no' slow-mouthed children are very pitiful, as if trying to deny a quick-mouthed child first, and then stopped abruptly, Bill, what they said afterwards is not important to you anymore. Because this film doesn't need it. The stupid politician was used to say "I don’t need an intelligence test when I’m a senator." This kind of humorous trick of suspected ginseng cock is indispensable. However, you also ate turtles with the Italian Jesus actor, and finally Well, self-sufficient field, "Ice, water, or liquid. Such words are meaningless." So what is the meaning of this anti-religious film to find others embarrassed to achieve a humorous effect.
At the same time, in some pretentious summary sentences at the end of the film, I would like to raise some objections, "Faith is a virtue that does not require thinking." This seems to be a reasonable logic of robbers. If you want to say that certain beliefs make believers The human nature has been wiped out, and the spirit of suspicion has been lost. I agree to a certain extent. But Bill, your performance in this film is not like a religious skeptic who is good at calm thinking. The beauty of faith and the meaning of faith are regarded as a big joke. The Kalama Sutta encourages people to doubt: it clearly denies the authority of tradition, the authority of the scriptures, the authority of the guru, the denial of hearsay, speculative inferences and guesses, but encourages “knowing oneself”. See clearly for yourself [note]. This is the true meaning of suspicion, and Bill's suspicion has obviously not yet escaped the rebellious period. A complete and mature personality is sometimes not based on constant doubt, but on actual belief. For "anti-brainwashing" young people who are eager to break away from stereotypes and traditional thinking, "doubt everything" gives them temporary freedom of thinking, but in the end, they will find that they get nothing.
Believers have their happiness and meaning in life in their religious world. What I don’t understand is why there are always good people like Bill who like to subvert some things under the banner of skeptics, and make them accept some'truths'. (Think of the'salesmen' above). It's like I had a friend who told a Middle Eastern female graduate student that you would look good when you show your hair. This is the UK, and women enjoy the right to beauty. And the Middle Eastern girl smiled and replied: "I think I am the most beautiful when wearing a headscarf." (Later, I found a similar dialogue and tears in the film I love Paris.) From a
neutral perspective, this film is not ugly. Very vivid, and it made me laugh, laughed several times. A documentary that makes people laugh is rare, so I gave it 3 stars. At the same time, it reminds me of my past self, who literally took the words of the old and new testaments and fought with believers and enjoyed themselves.
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"Yes, Kalamas, it is proper that you have doubt, that you have perplexity, for a doubt has arisen in a matter which is doubtful. Now, look you Kalamas, do not be led by reports, or tradition, or hearsay. Be not led by the authority of religious texts, not by mere logic or inference, nor by considering appearances, nor by the delight in speculative opinions, nor by seeming possibilities, nor by the idea:'this is our teacher'. But, O Kalamas , when you know for yourselves that certain things are unwholesome (akusala), and wrong, and bad, then give them up...And when you know for yourselves that certain things are wholesome (kusala) and good, then accept them and follow them."
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