The Golden Compass

[Mike K.]

Somebody explain this to me....
If the author is an atheist, then he/she doesn't believe in God.
So how can you write about destroying what you don't believe exists in the first place?!
[huh]

 

[Josephine]

Somebody explain this to me....
If the author is an atheist, then he/she doesn't believe in God.
So how can you write about destroying what you don't believe exists in the first place?!
[huh]

I don't believe in unicorns but I can write about them.

 

[cowboy76]

I don't believe in unicorns but I can write about them.

yeah but you dont get a decoder ring with unicorns,...with this movie you do!!

 

[jazzzbaby]

Somebody explain this to me....
If the author is an atheist, then he/she doesn't believe in God.
So how can you write about destroying what you don't believe exists in the first place?!
[huh]

LOL!! I think this comment coupled with your fabulous
avatar photo makes this the best comment yet!

Does make you wonder why he says what he says.

 

[rebelgtp]

yeah but you dont get a decoder ring with unicorns,...with this movie you do!!

ah yes but is it a decoder ring with a built in whistle?

 

[cowboy76]

ah yes but is it a decoder ring with a built in whistle?

No,...that's the one that calls the unicorns,...wrong movie,....HA!

 

[HamletJSD]

I am still up in the air about the movies. I read the first book and LOVED it, but the first book only just began to hint at something being amiss with the "church." My wife went on to read the other two and warned me that they get pretty far out there.

There is a very clear agenda in these books beyond that of entertainment. Someone mentioned Harry Potter ... that series contained material traditionally frowned upon by Christians AND was very entertaining, but Rowling never went out of her way to include a "there is no God" message in the Potter series.
The Golden Compass trilogy does just that.

A lot of people did refuse to watch Narnia because of its openly Christian background and themes. On the reverse, we have every right to not support this work if it goes against our beliefs. Thus, as a Christian, I may not see it.
On the other hand, I do enjoy a good sci-fi fantasy based book and movie, and am secure enough to see it without fear of coming out atheist on the other side.

I can be a very conflicted individual sometimes lol

 

[scotrace]

Hey man, I'm just going to see the pretty bears.


I'm sure my moral compass is solid enough to withstand a little jostling.

 

[J. M. Stovall]

I don't know about that. Remember the wave of Scientology converts after Battlefield Earth came out. Wait...that didn't happen either.

 

[Haversack]

And there were also the mass 'conversions' to atheism among the people who watched the _Babylon 5_ television series.

Haversack

 

[AmateisGal]

I don't know about that. Remember the wave of Scientology converts after Battlefield Earth came out. Wait...that didn't happen either.

Oh. Mylanta.

It's a good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I read this. lol lol lol

 

[Story]

I don't know about that. Remember the wave of Scientology converts after Battlefield Earth came out. Wait...that didn't happen either.

Remember that thread about the Cthulhu movie? Ia! Ia! Dagon fthagan!

Seriously, if the author is attempting to spark a quantum change in beliefs, he's going to try to target younger (and more maleable) readers.

Then again, there's been alot of folks' with the same idea before him.

They're dead.

God is still alive. [huh]