(April 14, 2014 at 8:22 pm)Polaris Wrote:(April 13, 2014 at 3:28 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: Dear Atheist Friends,
I went and saw the movie, "God Is Not Dead." I would like to encourage you to go see it. In fact, I am willing to pay for the price of your movie ticket as well as a guest who is willing to come with you.
I don't think they'd respect the opinion of a theist in regards to theist movie suggestions.
There are a few film critics -- Anthony Lane, David Denby, A.O. Scott -- whose opinions I consider when pre-sorting the wheat from the chaff. I haven't the slightest idea whether any of them are theists and couldn't care less. I value their ability to intelligently discuss films on the films' own terms and to pan or recommend a film on grounds other than "I agree with its message."
When it comes to "theist movies," my hackles go up because I dislike didactic art in any form. I especially dislike didactic garbage that fundamentally misrepresents the "bad guys". God Is Not Dead, by all accounts I've read of it, is both didactic and dishonest and is obviously intended for an audience that has already drunk the Kool-Aid and is prepared to believe that the strawman atheist played by Sorbo is a fair representation of real life atheists. It's bullshit.
As for the OP's recommendation, I don't dismiss it because he's a theist. I dismiss it because he can't or won't provide a single good reason for me to see the film. His desire to convert people is well noted, as is his refusal or inability to provide good reasons for converting. His recommendation is just more of the same: assertions without justification.
