Battlestar Galactica Last Supper
An interesting take on the not-so-subtle religious undertones of the show. My only question is, why isn’t Six doing the big arms thing? My only other question is, when the hell are we getting new episodes? (via Digg)
The ignorance of the general population makes my head hurt. (via Engadget)
Edit: The Wall Street Journal picked up on this study (via my tumblog, no doubt) and speculates on how so many people can be so totally fucking clueless. Read the article.
Muslim Community Up In Arms Over Muhammad Image In Wikipedia Article
It is not even a particularly offensive painting. It is not as though it shows him beating his underage wives.
Looks like the folks at The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster are getting into the holiday spirit too. May his noodley appendage prod you into rampant consumerism. (Via Boingboing)
Get out your tinfoil hats everybody, because here comes the granddaddy of all conspiracy documentaries. This film attempts to expose three of the biggest secret conspiracies in modern society: Organized religion, 9/11, and international bankers. Yup, all three in one shot.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that the facts presented are inaccurate. Christianity is a scam, the threat of terrorism is artificially inflated to scare people into relinquishing their rights, and international bankers are a bunch of greedy scumholes who want all your money. I’m not arguing against the points made in the film, I just don’t think the sky-is-falling, take-the-red-pill, gloom-and-doom tone of the whole thing is necessary.
Most intelligent people already know (or at least suspect) most of what the director is trying to convey in Zeitgeist. The sort of people who are willing to watch the movie and critically examine it’s points have likely already done so and come to similar conclusions. As for those who will outright dismiss the points brought up without consideration, those people are likely to be further put off by the alarmist tone, yell “Moonbat!”, and run away.
Still, Zeitgeist is a very interesting documentary. The research is solid and it’s nice to see everything brought together, even if it is a bit disjointed. I recommend everybody give it a once-over, no matter where you stand on these divisive issues.
Note - you may want to skip past the first nine minutes or so. This Pink Floydian “overture” is amateurish and does not convey any real information. The actual documentary starts around 09:35.
