God is dead, or Not

God's Not Dead was an American movie I watched last night. The film depicts Josh Whitten, a freshman boy who believes in Christ, who unfortunately encounters a professor who hates God in an elective philosophy course. On the first day of class, Professor Radisson declared that belief in God in his class was not allowed, and asked each student to write their name and "God is dead" on a blank sheet of paper. Huiton hesitated, and finally refused to deceive his beliefs. So, the freshman made a reservation with the professor: this shy boy who had never talked on the podium had only three chances, 20 minutes each time, to preach his theory to the professor and classmates to prove that "God is not dead". If he fails, the course will not pass.
In today's modern society where science can create everything and destroy everything, it is indeed a bit funny to discuss whether there is a God, at least we Chinese understand it. We are the most stark atheists on the planet, we despise the existence of all gods and mock the power of any belief. If there is anything in this world that we Chinese people should strive to strive for, even if we use all despicable and ugly means, it may only be "wealth", and it must be "material wealth". The so-called "spiritual wealth", like any and all beliefs, is flashy.
However, God still exists in the minds of Westerners. Humanist scholar, liberal professor Liu Zaifu said that the spiritual heritage of the United States has two points, one is the Protestant (Christian) ethics, and the other is the early national spirit. Although American society is also full of crises, Americans use science to create material wealth while maintaining spirituality and morality with religion. Human society itself is a complex assembly, and it can never be as orderly as a beehive or an ant nest. If a government can maintain a spiritual and material balance, it is enough to make us cry "thank God".
The film started at this point, and while the main story was developing, the stories of several other people were also interspersed. The ending was a little unexpected, and I felt a little cruel. What matters, however, is not who wins, but what the debate on both sides brings to the audience. In fact, I believe that many people will feel that Wrighton will win in the end, because as an inspirational film in a certain sense, it is enough for us to admire the weak boys who dare to challenge authority and stick to their beliefs. Moreover, Professor Radisson's tough and arrogant approach at the beginning also made him lose a lot of points.
The film moved me in two aspects, one was Wrighton's persistence, and the second was the large concert praising God at the end. Tens of thousands of devotees sang, cheered, and wept, led by the singer, and even the non-religious me had to be infected. The role of religion in music is self-evident. Whenever I see the emotional chants of devout people, I can't help but be moved. When people are homeless and deprived of food and clothing, like the hero in "When Happiness Comes Knocking," listening to the song of thanksgiving in church with his children, if you were still indifferent then, you could only Show that either you are strong or you are cold. Religious music is like a red song praising the party and its leaders. At least both of them have the function of identifying people's beliefs for a certain period of time. Today, though, church singing can still soothe people's hearts, and the role of red songs has been rumored to have a miraculous effect on improving sexual performance. The difference between the two is that those who believe in God are persistent, while those who believe in a certain doctrine have long since abandoned it.

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