Comments on Progression of Faith: "Doubt" - a Postmodern Epistemology

Thanks Mike L, When I saw and reviewed Doubt, mys...

2009-07-08T12:14:44.729-05:00

Thanks Mike L,

When I saw and reviewed Doubt, myself and my friend interpreted it as a Rorschach test: that is, it deliberately leaves the film ambiguous enough so that each viewer can impose his/her own viewpoint on the film. While I think that most (if not all) art functions this way, Doubt seems to deliberately set itself up in a Rorschachian style.

As such, the film is about telling us more about ourselves, then conveying any particular message or pressing any agenda/perspective (e.g., "doubt is a good thing and helps our faith," or "certainty is better than doubt," or "we should be open to homosexuals," etc.).

So, this film, I think, exposes your interest is epistemology. I hadn't thought of it as a film that explores epistemology, but one can most certainly find epistemological issues at play: how do we know whether the priest is guilty or whether Sister Aloysius is just paranoid.

LOL at your comment above.. I'm sure my husban...

2009-07-06T20:13:07.521-05:00

LOL at your comment above.. I'm sure my husband will be wanting to see this one.

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Michael, Truth isn't hard to find. Just flip ...

2009-07-05T22:53:56.318-05:00

Michael,

Truth isn't hard to find. Just flip on faux news. They'll be glad to enlighten you with the absolute truth.

What I don't ubderstand is the christian who e...

2009-07-05T22:46:36.886-05:00

What I don't ubderstand is the christian who evades the real doubt issue by relying on the age old addage the Word or Bible says it so it has to be true. They seem to use the Bible as a God tool. They are some how able to interpret all human situations through their own understanding of what the Bible says. Interprreting that particular situation and using some Bible passage to support their explanatio for their outlook on that particular situation. To me that leaves very lille room for faith or doubt. those individuals seem to have such a grasp on absolute Truth they have no doubt about the fact that their explanations are always right.

Thanks for the review. I'm looking forward to ...

2009-07-05T05:20:39.389-05:00

Thanks for the review. I'm looking forward to watching this one now.