Barbara Mikkelson,
Brian Flemming,
David Mikkelson,
Earl Doherty,
Richard Carrier
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Did Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.
DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005
Stats: 210 reviews
If you believe in magic and or myths you will most likley hate this doc and say that its something Satan created to test you.
Where to start? I loved this and think more people should see it. Well illustrated points about the historical inaccuracy and mythical adoption of the Jesus story in the bible. There are many zealous Christians portrayed, which should cause fear deep within more people for the...( read more)
I would have done this differently, but it is an excellent indictment of religious fantasy.
Too short. It didn't do anything special. All they did was interview people. They never told us why "the God wasn't there. Idiots.
The narrator starts off with a list of bad people who were christian, criminals and killers come in all faiths. Blaming Christianity for the problems of the world feels like a cop out. Meh, I think people should at least respect other people's religions no matter how stupid it m...( read more)
For someone who doesn't believe in God, this seems like an interesting film to watch.
Some great ideas regarding faith, and the lack of critical thinking applied to religion by it's believers, but the film also misses the mark a little bit too. The director makes himself too much the star of the show.
If I were unaware of the Christ Myth, I'd rate this much higher. But there is nothing new here.
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