这是一部访谈录,由Bill Maher制作,下载链接在此。感谢牛的推荐。
标题就够火药味的了,内容更是劲爆,当然,是对美国这样需要把手按在圣经上做总统宣誓的国家而言。而且全片贯穿着各式各样的黑色幽默,包括语言和剪辑手法。比如38:17处那个Senate失败的自嘲,我反复看了10遍才舍得继续播放。如果对这个话题并不抗拒,真的是值得一看(以及二看,三看……)的好片。
Bill Maher的问题是,为什么人需要有宗教信仰。然后对可能的答案逐一证伪。最后,是一个令人恐惧的推论:宗教可能就是导致世界末日的原因。
The irony of religion is that, because of its power to divert man to destructive courses, the world could actually come to an end.
宗教间的仇视,宗教对”Faith”的过度崇尚和对理性的扼杀,加上足够炸翻地球无数次的核武器,也许那就是人类的末日。
Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don’t have all the answers to think that they do.
Most people would think it’s wonderful when someone says, “I’m willing, Lord. I’ll do whatever You want me to do.” Except that since there are no gods actually talking to us, that void is filled in by people with their own corruptions,
最后,试图说服人们以质疑精神取代宗教中的盲从。
The only appropriate attitude for man to have about the big questions, is not the arrogant certitude that is the hallmark of religion, but doubt. Doubt is humble, and that’s what man needs to be, considering that human history is just a litany of getting shit dead wrong.
当然,这个世界上也存在很多人由于质疑太多以至于需要一些盲从来缓解头痛。那么,又要如何限定这个”big question”? 搬出老祖宗的中庸之道吧,信仰终归是自由,莫走极端,拿捏好分寸。用胡core的话说,就是不折腾,要和谐。
ps. 最近伊朗真是很不和谐,Youtube也很不要脸的在页面顶端打出”Breaking news: For the latest videos from Iran, visit youtube.com/citizentube”,煽风点火唯恐他国不乱。可是美帝国主义的民主自由幌子真是好使,身边的伊朗同学们随着大旗都要刀山火海在所不辞了。