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I apologize on behalf of all atheists


This thing is terrible and anti-productive. To any questioning believers here, let me apologize for this poor movie-length commercial, or PR flop, or whatever it was meant to be, and suggest that you instead spend your time on YouTube watching any of the lengthy and wonderful debates and talks involving Dawkins or Krauss.

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I'd have to agree. As much as I love these guys, this was just a terrible hodge-podge with no depth.

And the soundtrack! Good lord--why the horrible menacing music when Dawkins walks out of the hotel room? I thought he was going to have a heart attack or something. But no.

The director had a real problem with tone--if it had been more like when Lawrence was trying to find Pooh Bear to sit on, that might have been fine.

Very poorly done--and that makes me sad because I admire the work of both of these men.

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Agreed. This movie is an embarassment to atheistic thought. From an aesthetic viewpoint, how could a director/producer allow either one of these clowns on camera? I don't care how smart you think you are, if you want to influence people, you need to appear as if you care about your appearance.

Richard - Trim your effin eyebrows! Are you trying to look like a mad scientist? How can anyone look in a mirror every morning and think that it's okay for your eyebrows to poke you in the eye? I guess all scientists aren't interested in the details and that's fine, but it's not a good way to impress anyone.

Lawrence - I know you're a busy guy, but too busy for a quick stop in the salon? The mullet look is not working for you. I understand that long hair was a sign of virility in your youth and I can't blame you for trying to recapture some of that in your golden years. BUT, when you're trying to brag about how smart you are for 76 minutes, appearance plays a large part in others' acceptance of your opinions. You don't need to get it buzzed, it just needs to look like you didn't just roll out of bed, it needs to look like, y'know, maybe you actually give a #%?@ about the way people perceive your message. People don't often confuse rockstars with scientists.

From a logic standpoint, lumping all religions together is like lumping all science together. If you don't want to align yourself with Josef Mengele, Ernst Rudin, Sigmund Rascher, Shiro Ishii, Harry Harlow, et al., then you can't logically lump all religions into one group. Come on, fellas. I expect more from science than a juvenile straw man argument.

I like to hear impressive, logical scientific perspectives from admirable minds. This joke of a film contains none of these things.

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if you want to influence people, you need to appear as if you care about your appearance.


here is where I stopped reading....

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Yeah, those three-syllable words are a bit tough for some people.

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I think it was more because it was nonsensical.

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As an atheist, you'd have to know that you neither have the right nor need to do anything on behalf of all of us, least of all apologize. You're free to state your opinion, whatever it may be, but you don't get to speak for others.

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Fair enough.

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She can speak for me.

The director/editor wasted their time and mine.

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You make no sence.

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