{"id":1544,"date":"2007-05-22T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-22T22:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2007\/05\/what-is-the-golden-compasss-philosophy\/"},"modified":"2007-05-22T22:08:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-22T22:08:00","slug":"what-is-the-golden-compasss-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2007\/05\/what-is-the-golden-compasss-philosophy.html","title":{"rendered":"What is The Golden Compass’s “philosophy”?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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BridgeToTheStars.net<\/a> has posted a report on the press conference for The Golden Compass<\/a><\/i> at Cannes. Among their blurbs:<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of the book\u2019s philosophy, Chris Weitz<\/b> said roughly that it isn\u2019t against religion, it\u2019s against any form of forced dogma; it deals with human spirit, justice, free choice. He called the book\u2019s version of the Magisterium \u201ca version of the Catholic Church gone astray\u201d and finished by saying that he feels they\u2019ve really done service to Philip Pullman and that those who read the books for the philosophy won\u2019t be disappointed with the film. The cast and producers spoke often at the conference of these themes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Um, if I may quote a scene from the climactic novel, The Amber Spyglass<\/a><\/i>, in which an ex-nun gives her testimony:<\/p>\n

\u201d . . . I used to be a nun, you see. I thought physics could be done to the glory of God, till I saw there wasn\u2019t any God at all and that physics was more interesting anyway. The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I am wondering what a \u201cmistake\u201d \u2014 and especially a \u201cvery powerful and convincing\u201d one \u2014 would look like if it had not<\/i> \u201cgone astray\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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