Another Feeble Attempt...

Well the religious are at it again.  This time in an upcoming documentary "The Principle" which is a documentary about geocentrism (earth being the center of the universe, sun revolves around the earth, and other such garbage).  In the trailer for the film it appears to have interviews with several well known scientists in what I can only describe as a feeble attempt to give this idea of geocentrism a level of respect.  However this is not the case.

What appears to have happened with this film is the creators purposefully misrepresented what this film was about to these members of the scientific community or simply used clips from previous interviews and chopped them up to their satisfaction.  They were even able to get Kate Mulgrew to narrate the film. Here is her response to the film via Facebook:

"I understand there has been some controversy about my participation in a documentary called THE PRINCIPLE. Let me assure everyone that I completely agree with the eminent physicist Lawrence Krauss, who was himself misrepresented in the film, and who has written a succinct rebuttal in SLATE. I am not a geocentrist, nor am I in any way a proponent of geocentrism. More importantly, I do not subscribe to anything Robert Sungenis has written regarding science and history and, had I known of his involvement, would most certainly have avoided this documentary. I was a voice for hire, and a misinformed one, at that. I apologize for any confusion that my voice on this trailer may have caused. Kate Mulgrew"   

Dr. Lawrence Krauss, who also appears to have been misrepresented in the film, stated via a SLATE article that had he known what the film represented he would have refused.  (For the entire article, click below)

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/04/08/lawrence_krauss_on_ending_up_in_the_geocentricism_documentary_the_principle.html

So the question boils down to why make a film that deliberately misrepresents well known members of the scientific community in order to push an idea that was debunked centuries ago? In my opinion its because religious belief and all of its dogma are on the way out and films like this are religion's last stand.  We live in an age where information is at our fingertips.  Access to a world of information can be found in that smartphone in your pocket.  The need for religious belief has long since past and we are starting to see more and more people dismiss their religious beliefs when faced with facts and evidence.  So I think this film and films like it are, in part, a cinematic representation of the last ditch effort of religious belief.

-Zombie