Holy crap! I just got around to watching "Angels and Demons" and all I can say is religion is fucking hilarious! The thick mass of Christian magic in the movie was awesome. The camera work and the gorgeous locations- wow. I'd love to photograph all of that crazy. But, the Church is just crazy. I can't believe that people wait for smoke signals to see who's been chosen as Pope. Ain't these people heard of Twitter? (Which I don't see the need for and I don't know how to use.)
The idea of suspension of disbelief is great... for movies or literature but for politics? Science? Organizing masses of people? Not so much. Yeah, it's only a movie, and a very entertaining one at that, but the idea that there is all of this literature and mythology and ancient rituals and what what is fascinating. That anyone governs their lives according to this hodgepodge of opinion, stereotypes, and prejudices is beyond me. Faith? Got it, makes perfect sense. Organized religion? What a truly horrible idea.
That's it, that's all I got here in Stockholm where there's a freaking ancient church every block.
Peace out, bitches!
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this was the better of the two movies. as to the church, and to all organized religion, i defer to a well respected islamic scholar and friend, half the quran was rendered useless with the invention of indoor plumbing. i've taken what i need, shared it and hopefully, the doc was right! ;~D xox
i think religion was never meant to be organized. it's probably best for small, informal groups, discussing the ideas in a relaxed manner over lunch. preferably talking outdoors, too. churches are interesting to look at but breed bad habits. mosques should all be open, palm-laden backyards like they started as. and no one should wear uniforms!
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