COLLISION: CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS VS. PASTOR DOUGLAS WILSON
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The documentary COLLISION pits leading atheist, political journalist and author Christopher Hitchens (God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything) against fellow author and evangelical theologian Pastor Douglas Wilson on a debate tour arguing the topic “Is Religion Good For The World?”. Lives and worldviews collide as Hitchens and Wilson wittily and passionately argue the timeless question, proving to be perfectly matched intellectual, philosophical, and cinematic rivals. COLLISION is directed by prolific independent filmmaker Darren Doane (Van Morrison: To Be Born Again, The Battle For L.A., Godmoney).
WHAT WE THOUGHT
Hitchens' main arguments are that religion is not necessary for morality. Hitchens states that religion degrades morality, as it is more commendable to love one's neighbor in the absence of divine instruction rather than because of God's commandment. The doctrine of vicarious substitution is perverse and wicked since one person accepts blame for other folks. As expected, Hitchens repeatedly mentions the Old Testament slaughtering of whole nation-states.
Wilson presses hard on the lack of any basis for morality in Hitchens' atheistic worldview. His accusation is not that Hitchens is himself overtly immoral but that Hitchens has no basis for morality. Thus Hitchens, in strenuously claiming certainty, precisely about ethical matters, is borrowing Christian concepts while denying the Christian framework which validates those concepts.
The evolution of their debate and discourse is also quite interesting. It could just be good editing, but I believed these men listened to each other and were often challenged to not rely on their standard answers and thoughts. The debate increases in enjoyment because of it. It was also refreshing to see them often agree with one another, on completely different merits
The DVD comes with almost no special features. I think I found a little bit of promo material for both parties on the main menu. The A/V Quality is pretty standard for the typical DVD-R on demand system that the Amazon e-tailer uses. Recent examples include the release of "Cthulu", if you want another disc to check out before making a purchase. If you were ever interested in Hitchens or the religion debate...then check it out.
RELEASE DATE: 10/27/09
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