heart totem

Electa 2022-04-21 09:01:19

It is said that when scientists are dying, a considerable number of them become religious believers. Those things that cannot be explained in the world of formulas and evidence seem to find the answer in front of the gods. I would say before that this is just a way of self-consolation, and let the unexplainable Xuan said to convince yourself of the fact that you cannot understand for a lifetime. But after all, I am not the person standing in front of the scientific abyss. My thoughts like that are just perfunctory.
"Contact" is about the pursuit of ideals by scientist Ellie Airoway, who is a firm believer in materialism, even in her crucial explorer selection statement, on the question of "trust in God" , will also say a "no proof" answer. Ironically, after a long wait, after finally completing the mission of contact with outer space, it was denied because his experience did not leave any evidence. At the hearing, Ai Luowei was speechless. Her trembling voice and tears of grievance turned her from a fighter into a powerless child. "The logic is defeated. At this moment, her defense made an epiphany: "I can't prove it, I can't even explain it, but I know it's true, about the universe, fantasy. As human beings, how small and insignificant we are, but at the same time we How precious is our existence. We must live in awe, in awe of a being greater than us. Because we are not alone."
At this point, the film's meaning is self-evident. Rather than an excuse, Ai Luowei seems to have found a spiritual home for himself. The same sentence, if she was kneeling in front of the priest in the church and said, the picture seems to be more acceptable to us. . .
Therefore, in the face of unexplainable scientific problems and unexplored humanistic feelings, the pursuit of facts and dependence on gods have become equal treatment by people as their own "beliefs".
Since ancient times, human beings have been positioning themselves in various ways, but the origin of coordinates is constantly changing from countries to nations to religions to the world to the solar system to the entire universe. Our positioning seems to be more and more disordered and helpless. In this process, it does not matter that scientists have converted to religion, nor does it matter that religion hinders science. Except for rights and selfish desires, both are simple and sincere beliefs of human beings, and they are just approaching the totem in our hearts~~

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  • Nicolas 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    3.5 The whole movie unexpectedly lacks the big scenes and action scenes of mainstream American commercial movies. Instead, the focus of the movie is on "feelings". Compared with the vast universe, human beings are small and tall, and we need to go beyond Prejudice, let go of regrets, what's interesting is that the final reunion of the hero and heroine is the embrace of religion and science, transcending narrow atheism, human beings need a common religious experience, the main theme of the United States

  • Marge 2022-03-22 09:01:14

    Do aliens really exist? Maybe it has already been discovered, but the public is still deceived.

Contact quotes

  • Richard Rank: My coalition's phone lines have been flooded with calls from concerned families, wondering if this message signifies the end of the world or the advent of the rapture. We feel that U.S. policy in this matter wants to be extremely conservative - if there's any chance of danger or threat to our way of life perhaps the message and its contents should simply be disregarded.

  • News Reporters: Reverend Joss! Reverend Joss, what do you believe? What do you believe?

    Palmer Joss: [pause] As a person of faith I'm bound by a different covenant than Doctor Arroway. But our goal is one and the same: the pursuit of Truth. I for one believe her.