(February 8, 2010 at 7:10 am)starbucks Wrote: I liked the move but in the end, it depicted Darwin in a way that stereotypes atheists. That they only became that way because of some traumatic life event that led them to revolt against god.
I disagree. I think the movie showed that he was already losing faith through his scientific studies and that process was traumatic. The death of his daughter was a nail in the coffin, as he could not believe a God would let that happen. Revolt implies a belief in God remains, and I think the movie portrayed very well the fact that it didn't remain.
And as Adrian pointed out, it's based on the historical figure of Darwin. He did in fact lose a daughter and that did have a heavy toll on his faith.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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