Religuous

I watched Religulous, a movie made by Bill Maher. I've been wanting to watch it ever since I heard about it but I didn't see showings in the movie theater and there were only two showings on PPV on Direct TV. Two, not several showings a day for several weeks, like most of the movies. I thought this interesting.

Bill Maher says that faith means making a virtue out of not thinking and that those who preach faith are intellectual slave holders keeping mankind on bondage. I know that this is true in most religions because many churches believe you should blindly follow the direction of the minister who possesses all truth and wisdom. I know that most religions don't value or respect women.

Judaism, more than any other religion, believes in using your brain and finding solutions, in my opinion, although Bill Maher disagrees, the Jewish man with the mouth. I appreciate Bill Maher for pointing out things that most people don't have the courage to say. He has a right to his opinion. He has a right to a forum.

Bill Maher says at the end of his film that the only appropriate attitude for men is doubt because doubt is humble since history is full of examples of men of faith who got things wrong.

Many people of faith feel that it doesn't matter if we destroy the environment or pollute. They believe that the world is coming to an end so it just doesn't matter. They seem to even want it to come to an end and are almost working to hasten it. How sad. How tragic.

People need to use the brains they have and think. Solutions need to be found to protect our planet and find answers to problems. Answers can be found by searching for the truth, debating ideas. It's good to have an opinion and express it. People should strive to be the best they can be. Excellence must be encouraged.