Science and Faith in the Movies

I’ve never seen that show. I enjoy Plugged In, which reviews movies and other entertainment from a Christian standpoint. Here’s their post: Game of Thrones - Plugged In

It does sound depressing.

I’m not sure that Christianity considers rationality too dangerous. Going that way would discard it as “pie in the sky,” and in contrast, it’s Gethsemane and the lamenting Psalms, Ecclesiastes and Job that I find comfort. @swamidass just posted a link to C S Lewis’ journey from faith to doubt, then faith again–"One Mythology Among Many": The Spiritual Odyssey of C. S. Lewis | VQR Online interestingly, first because he thought Christianity was bare myth, then that it was too true, bare and boring to be myth. We had discussed myth earlier on our discourse, and the link from @Christy was very helpful to me. The necessity of myth

I’m discovering more and more that it’s not by focusing on the material in question that one finds whether it’s appropriate–but by focusing on Jesus’ account and “what would Jesus do” that helps me decide.

On the other hand, that definition will vary from person to person. As parents of a 10, 8 and a 5 year old, we have to decide what to have our kids watch. I grew up with parents who were anti-gun and anti-violence. We couldn’t play with toy guns–something I at first found very onerous. However, I grew up avoiding violence as a result, and find myself shocked to see young children playing Call of Duty and other games. As a physician, I loathe even more the gratuitous cruelty portrayed in Jerry Springer than the violent films, but they’re both really hard to watch.

However, everyone will have to decide for themselves about what is best to watch. I am still learning this one.f

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