We rented a couple of movies last night. I saw Spiderman 2 this summer, but Lexie and Kevin were in Comanche at the time, so it was new to them. Lex agrees that it is a good rental but understands why I did not insist she see it in the theater.
The Will Farrell Christmas show is very cute. We enjoyed it as much as you can enjoy another show about renewing Christmas spirit and thus ensuring that Santa gets all the toys delivered.
The idea that gods' (or mythical figures like Santa who must at least qualify as a demi-urge) power is directly related to the amount of belief which they engender at any time is popular in current stories. This certainly was the case in Terry Pratchett's Small Gods and Neil Gaiman's American Gods. In the old days devotions were increased in order to gain the attention of busy and capricious gods. Writers these days are not as crazy about extra-faith entities with powers beyond our influence.
Posted to Movies and TV at December 11, 2004 9:53 PMPersonally, I find it very comforting to know that I cannot manipulate God with my prayers and that it is the person of Jesus Christ who saves me, not my faith in my faith. Love, Mom
Posted by: Susan McJilton at December 13, 2004 8:36 AMThis belief powered god concept is certainly incompatible with Noah's story: with only one believer God floods the entire world.
Posted by: jmmj at December 13, 2004 5:45 PM