Agnosticism and Ridley Scott

Boy, are you guys going to feel silly when the Aliens come. :^)

hm, some people here seem already be infected by the AA plague..;) silly? sillier than this guy? impossible..not in this world ;) [img]http://i.imagebanana.com/img/0dnxw9qn/1zp2np1.jpg[/img]

I think Ridley Scott has created a very agnostic film, but with a hint of Poe's Law thrown in. Many atheists and scientists dislike the film, claiming that it panders to religion, and disregards science. In fact I think Ridley Scott is gilding the lilly in some scenes, so much so that it makes them the least enjoyable scenes - death of Milburn and mutation of Fifield is the one I'm thinking of. there are so many things in that scene that would be 'pushing buttons' for anyone who takes the book of Leviticus seriously. And yet behind this apparent pandering to such myths he always leaves the door open for explanations that are not supernatural, but these are merely hinted with far more subtle clues. The film could have been done a lot more simply, but less intruiging, if the crew who live longest, did not have the competing ideas of rationalism (David) and dogmatic belief (Shaw). And of course, there are those who accept Shaw's very survival as proof that she was right, ignoring the fact that she didn't have a miraculous intervention. It was getting off her butt and running, that saved her, as well as David being able to get them off the planet. Otherwise she would have either been killed, or died looking up at an empty sky while her air runs out.