>Our job was to select someone to speak for everybody. And I just couldn't in good conscience vote for a person who doesn't believe in God. Someone who honestly thinks the other ninety five percent of us suffer from some form of mass delusion.
Just saw Contact... And why did they have to force the God debate in a film about aliens and space.
It seemed so bizarre setting up some religious strawmen for Jodie Foster to act confused and befuddled by in their primitiveness.
>>66642139
The idea of who to choose as a true representative of humanity to other intelligent life is pretty relevant to the whole concept of first contact. I honestly wouldn't mind a whole movie about it.
>>66642139
Did you not see Carl Sagan's name in the credits? Or are you just 16?
>people are allowed to believe and act based on the teachings of an invisible guy in the sky
>BUT LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS ARE TOO YOUNG TO TRANSITION YOU FUCKING LIBTARD
>>66642688
what
>>66642139
Because she comes back KNOWING the truth, but not having proof. Like religion. He is the only one to believe her
>>66642640
What does that have to do with anything?
>>66642139
Oh, to be an edgy 16 year old again...
>>66642139
>hey little green men
>where did WE come from?
>an invisible man in the clouds made us six thousand years ago and he has a dumb set of rules for us to follow but we don't do it anyway
>you're going to eradicate us now?
>ok
>>66642139
That's a good point, why should a minority view like atheism represent humanity?
>>66644991
Because telling aliens our bedtime stories can't possibly go well.
Our best shot would be to impress them with how much we know in terms of science.
That's why we send up shit like this and not Genesis.
>>66645061
>to impress them with how much we know
>>66645200
>le creationist lack of arguments
>>66645061
>how much we know about science
>>66644826
>What does that have to do with anything?
It's like you've never seen anything associated with Sagan before. Considering he wrote it, that's his fingerprint.
>>66644991
Agreed, the astronaut should've been Han Chinese
I don't get it. Why are people so butthurt over atheism?
>>66645594
Sometime a few years ago 4chan realized that *gasp* Atheism is a mainstream thing. And went edgy by going religious.
>>66642139
Contact is one of the comfiest movies around. I watch it at least 5 times a year. I still gets chills when she first hears the sound and is racing back, barking into the walkie talkie.
>>66645594
Militant fedora-tipping turboatheists ruined it for the rest of them.
>>66645444
The argument is that any alien race advanced enough to receive the communication and contact us is likely so far ahead of us w/r/t science that they are unlikely to be impressed with our comparatively meager understanding.
>>66642139
>in a film about aliens and space.
It was a film about faith with science fiction themes
>>66645652
>>66645823
Yeah, I should've figured as much. Good old contrarianism.
But, it makes me wonder, how mainstream is atheism, really?
Also, how many fedora memers actually have in depth knowledge of religion? I'm guessing, not much.
>>66645594
Because atheism is reddit
>>66645838
If we are to communicate with aliens, it would be using math and science, not by invoking Jesus or Allah. It's not about dick/tentacle measuring.
>>66646061
Despite you touting about muh science and muh math, you retard still don't understand, do you edgy fedora tipper?
>>66644991
>>66642139
I'm assuming when you stand in front of the ayyys, you want smeone who represents the BEST humanity has to offer. Otherwise we better send some fat redneck cuck in space, a true average
>>66646008
I wish that japmoot would just wordfilter reddit like a couple of years ago. Maybe he could change it to names of fantasy places.
>Hello Atlantis
>Go back to Numenoria
>>66646633
lol!
>>66646466
How do you know the best are atheists?
If I had a button that when activated would kill every single athiest in a very painful way then I would press it twice.
>>66644769
This guy answered OPs question... this thread should have ended there.
>>66642139
You are right, OP. Should have send David instead.
