The movie for the first one is coming out and I was just wondering about the thoughts of theists and atheists on story. I read it a while ago and thought it was confusing and read it again and thought it was amazing.
2007-11-28 11:42:32 · 8 answers · asked by Kane 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm going to have to buy and read the trilogy... it sounds good!
2007-11-28 11:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If anything, I'm agnostic - I mean, techincally, I'm, you know, "Catholic" - but really - that's one of those polite things I do for friends and family. (Yeah, I'm a Christmas and Easter Catholic - but in my heart I'm pretty much against organized brainwashing - I mean, religion, but at least I'm honest)....
Anyway- I've read the series three times - I just started The Amber Spyglass for the fourth time.
I haven't been at all offended by the series. If anything, I thought it was a bit inspiring - rebelling against "The Authority," promoting free will, the death of God...
Really, I just found everything - the story and the concepts - incredibly beautiful.
On the other hand, I've read several works of fiction portraying a different kind of God, or different ideas about God than what most organized religions offer - you want a great one, try "The Visitor" by Sherri Tepper. Awesome. It's pretty hard to offend me on any of this stuff. If anything - the most "offensive" thing in the story to my mind was a pair of 12 year olds possibly having sex. That was just mildly disturbing. And the book isn't really clear on exactly what happens - it just kind of implied, so who knows?
Yeah - I'm pumped to see the movie because it looks like a gorgeous peice of eye candy, and that girl who plays Lyra looks spunky as hell (and I HATE Dakota Fanning and was SO glad that she wasn't going to play Lyra- especially since she brutalized Matilda), but I'm curious about them removing religion from the movies (because supposedly they want to make the other 2 books into movies too) because that's the whole point!
And that's my answer. :)
2007-11-29 12:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by keb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-09 21:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read it for the first time in sixth grade so I was oblivious to the religious controversy in the book but I was more interested in Lyra and Will's relationship.
Nowadays, I read the book and I'm like... It's an interesting thought, alright/
2007-11-28 11:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by Ess D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I first read it when it came out so i was quite young so i didn't get it.
I'm an athesist and i understand the digs at the catholic church but it doesn't bother me that much, every ones entitled to their own thoughts but I think the story is fabulous and that's all i care about
2007-11-28 11:46:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a good story. I am an athiest but the friend who lent me the books, a fan, is actually a right-wing Christian.
2007-11-28 11:46:16 · answer #6 · answered by Citizen Justin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm an atheist, and I read it as an awesome sci-fi series.
I don't think the author had any ulterior motives.
2007-11-28 11:45:33 · answer #7 · answered by AlaskaGirl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Donohue did more for that movie than anyone short of Philip Pullman.
2007-11-28 11:45:24 · answer #8 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋