Posted: Feb 28, 2010 2:16 am
matt4 wrote:Lucid Anomaly wrote:
It's not like Christians went out to see the (Passion) for the same reasons Atheists went out to see the SAW movies. The (Passion) was sought by Christians and even non-christians because it was a modern day depiction of the story of Jesus.
It's not like Christians went out to see the (Passion) for the same reasons Atheists went out to see the SAW movies? Every Christian I know has seen at least 2 of the SAW movies. Most of them loved the first one. What exactly are you getting at?
Matt
I think I am 'getting at' what would appear to be close to the same thing theidiot is getting at when s/he quotes:
"the same draw that makes the crucifixions in ancient Rome to be attractive for the mobs that come to view them? the same draws that that made the spectacle of lynching trees a family affair"
Notice the 'the same draws'.
Regardless of your examples (which I am not debating as I have watched 3 SAW movies) I am not convinced that they are to be held in lieu with empirical statistics
