Freedom of Public Opinion

Nyasia 2022-01-12 08:01:27

The film is based on an adaptation of the Scopes case. The focus of the controversy in the case is "whether Tennessee allows public schools to publicly promote the theory of evolution", followed by the 1968 Epson v. Arkansas case and the 1987 Edwards v. Aguilard case The Scopes "Monkey Trial" case was reproduced, and the propositions of "Whether Arkansas allowed to publicly promote the theory of evolution" and "Whether the scientific creation theory allowed to be taught publicly" were discussed separately. The above cases were all centered on the United States Constitution. Disputes about the separation of state and religion, and the Federal Supreme Court ruled that “scientific creationism belongs to religious theology, and its public propaganda in school violates the separation of state and religion clause; evolutionary theory does not belong to religious theology, and it is allowed to conduct public discussions and discussions within schools. professor". It seems that the discussion of truth based on the pursuit of inner order is not simple, or that the promotion of this great progress is not just for the purpose of social progress. Hype the case for the purpose of afterlife, and the story behind it is far more complicated than the development of the table. Second, in contrast to our country’s "natural criminals theory" because it violates the mainstream value of society (Marxist crime view) and "does not recommend" public discussion in class, at least there is a court room in the United States to discuss a topic or a certain topic publicly. The social environment in which opinions can be promoted is still relatively freer.

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  • Deshaun 2022-03-25 09:01:15

    Absurd America, always has been.

  • Makenna 2022-01-12 08:01:27

    Four-and-a-half stars 1. Kramer's court scenes are always wonderful, and the lens movement and character composition are still straightforward and efficient. 2. The lawyer of the believer who is gluttonous, and the pastor of the Chengfeng who disturbs his family. Despite the obvious bias, Kramer still reveals, sympathizes and even partially agrees with Brady, the respectable side of a religious believer. 3. The farce speech after the trial ended is exactly the picture after the religious belief has almost completely collapsed in the hearts of Americans. 4. The film also expresses denial to the nihilists and skeptics represented by Kim Kelly. Therefore, the theme of the film extends from free thinking to the firmness and pursuit of faith (which can only be established by free thought). Everybody has the right to and should build one's own monument.

Inherit the Wind quotes

  • Henry Drummond: [Brady is testifying about the first day of creation] That first day, what do you think, it was 24 hours long?

    Matthew Harrison Brady: The Bible says it was a day.

    Henry Drummond: Well, there was no sun out. How do you know how long it was?

    Matthew Harrison Brady: The Bible says it was a day!

    Henry Drummond: Well, was it a normal day, a literal day, 24 hour day?

    Matthew Harrison Brady: I don't know.

    Henry Drummond: What do you think?

    Matthew Harrison Brady: I do not think about things that I do not think about.

    Henry Drummond: Do you ever think about things that you do thing about? Isn't it possible that it could have been 25 hours? There's no way to measure it; no way to tell. Could it have been 25 hours?

    Matthew Harrison Brady: It's possible.

    Henry Drummond: Then you interpret that the first day as recorded in the Book of Genesis could've been a day of indeterminate length.

    Matthew Harrison Brady: I mean to state that it is not necessarily a 24 hour day.

    Henry Drummond: It could've been 30 hours, could've been a week, could've been a month, could've been a year, could've been a hundred years, or it could've been 10 million years!

  • E. K. Hornbeck: Hooligans of the world, unite! You've got nothing to burn but your intellectuals.