Contestando Darwin

Everyone in this documentary assumes that the bible is the word of God. They have no real understanding of evolution, they simply don't like it because it contradicts with their religion. This is more like a video about people preaching about Jesus rather than an actual attempt Questioning Evolutionary Theory with a good basis of reasoning. The reason why there's no good reason to go against evolution, is because evolution is true. I'm sorry if you hold on to a religion book dear to your heart, but that book is written by man. Please try to approach the world with the approach to learn and try to have the best understanding of the world rather than just believe in a dogma under the assumption that it is the word of God.

Though I'm a believer (thru my personal life experience), I was expecting the movie could answer Darwin with rationalism & provocating questions toward evolution theory, instead of using just simply faith to Genesis. For example they can raise some question related to this worlds' complexity, times actually lead to chaos not to orderliness, science principle or steps about observing phenomenon to create a theory then to prove the theory, which evolution is still sitting in theory step, and other things that really make the viewers (who I believe comes from many backgrounds & never heard genesis) really questioning the theory.

Here we are. Living in the 21st century. We have grown adults telling themselves and others that a god is real and that humanity is to blame for all the evil and strife in the world all due to sin. The pastor telling himself that if the bible told him 2+2=5 he would have to work it out and believe it to be true to matter what tells me everything I need to know about christians. Then the kids saying that Science is over heavy in our society and that Science shouldn't be based on facts or proof only shows how the church in this nation want to keep our kids stupid and in a cult like status. Mostly this happens in the southern states for some odd reason. I give it 6 because it shows Darwin in a good way but it doesn't say anything how we should remedy our nations Science inadequacy. The rest of the nations are laughing at the USA except for nations who choose to keep their population in the 7th century. The taliban being one of those groups.

The movie tells the story of Darwin's journey from a man of faith to a man whose faith is challenged by his own scientific discoveries and personal tragedy. Alongside this story are interviews with Creationist ministers and their congregation who explain why the do not accept Darwin's theories. The movie is clearly sympathetic to the Creationist position but it is not dismissive of Darwin.

The movie does fall short on science. If you are looking for scientific justification of Creationism, you will not find it here. Also, the movie does lose objectivity as it goes along, ultimately wallowing in self-pity as it portrays Creationists as victims of "culture" and "society".

While this is not a highly sophisticated analysis I definitely found it an interesting insight into a mindset and religious tradition that seldom gets more than sound-bites.

In full farce, to boot. A magic-helper in the clouds is more fun that "John Wick on a Plane."

To be perfectly honest, if I ever felt such a need for a magic-helper, I would not dream to turn to people who clearly need psychiatry. After all, not a single book on the art of living has advocated for the blind leading the blind. In no culture at no time him human history.

Besides, there is so much good tv and good movies and good docus worth my time. I don't get why people piddle all that away to watch this embarrassing neuron deficit stuff.

However, if Oprah has a show in which "You get a magic-helper and you get a magic-helper and . . . " I'd check it out for the laughs.