Movies saying that Atheism is true.

[Nieroshai]

Jurassic Park???
Creationists deny that dinosaurs existed (i think, correct me if im wrong) so saying that they did exist is somewhat atheist.

Correction as asked: creationists believe that the earth and fossils are incorrectly dated and that dinosaurs may have either died in the flood (semi-plausible reason for them fossilizing under strata of silt?) or been hunted to extinction ("there really were dragons but they didn't breathe fire"-type theory). Just posting stuff I've read.

 

[Nieroshai]

There are thousands of movies that don't even mention or acknowledge God which surely is exactly what you are getting at.

Atheists don't go around fervently preaching that there is no god or anything they just get on with life.

This has never been the case with any atheist I have ever personally known. Any mention of my religion starts an argument about "why I believe that shit(the Bible)," and usually ends up with that person ignoring me or throwing dirty looks at me for the rest of the school term. Absolutely no side in the debate of worldviews is innocent. Of course, this in itself does not single any one view out as wrong.

 

[mjc0961]

Why do we need a movie that says atheism is true? I don't think anyone taking movies that say other beliefs are true as meaning that they are in fact true, it's just a movie.

But if Chuck Norris would be able to defeat the gods, what would that make Chuck Norris?

Kratos?

 

[MortarTeam]

i dont know about movies but you could always read

Where God Went Wrong
Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes
Who is this God Person Anyway?

great read if you can find them

Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mindbogglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as a final and clinching proof of the nonexistence of God.
The argument goes something like this: "I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing."
"But," says Man, "the Babel fish is a dead giveaway isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves that you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED."
"Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and promptly disappears in a puff of logic.
"Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.
? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

There are thousands of movies that don't even mention or acknowledge God which surely is exactly what you are getting at.

Atheists don't go around fervently preaching that there is no god or anything they just get on with life.

This has never been the case with any atheist I have ever personally known. Any mention of my religion starts an argument about "why I believe that shit(the Bible)," and usually ends up with that person ignoring me or throwing dirty looks at me for the rest of the school term. Absolutely no side in the debate of worldviews is innocent. Of course, this in itself does not single any one view out as wrong.

You brought the subject of religion up though. They said how they felt about it. That's not them preaching is it really? The atheist didn't come up to you and say 'Hey have you got time to learn about the fact there is no god.' You said somthing they disagreed. That's not preaching.

 

[kayisking]

Planet of the apes is a satire of creationism (and a dammn good movie).

 

[gillebro]

I would rather believe there is something out there then believe nothing at all, because otherwise that would be depressing and boring.

Very good point. Sadly though, for some, there isn't that much of a choice, and it's not like we can necessarily go for what we would "rather believe". It'd be nice if we could, though.

Paul comes to mind, though less of an straight ahead atheist view, and more of a pro evolution view.

Hmm. Nifty. Although you can be of a particular faith and also be pro-evolution. I'd almost argue that the atheism and evolution support are two separate entities. Or rather that evolution is a sub-category, if you consider how religion offers a bunch of answers to as-yet unanswered questions, and evolution is one scientific answer to a previously-unanswered question.

 

[TakerFoxx]

There are thousands of movies that don't even mention or acknowledge God which surely is exactly what you are getting at.

Atheists don't go around fervently preaching that there is no god or anything they just get on with life.

Clearly you've never met an Objectivist. I know several. Nice people (the ones I'm friends with at least), but good LORD are they preachy!

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Em Star Wars and stuff like that and Star Gate have basically said Atheism is true if you think about it. Seriously sit and think about the movies/show although this is much more for Star Gate than Star Wars. They basically make out that there is no god but there are higher beings and an afterlife. You can count those as gods but they continually refute them as not being gods.

Well as it relates to stargate, if you were one of the 15 people who watched the second season of Universe, It basically ends up the second half of the second season becomes focused on a quest for what is essentially a message from "god" So Stargate does flirt with the notions of Gods not really being gods in the films, the franchise as a whole up to this point ends on a note of the face of god being just within humanities reach.

Theres always seemed to be more points in supporting religion than condemning it as far as that franchise is concerned.

Well that is less to do with God and more of a message from a first people or race so if you want to count that as God in the series well then it is.

 

[karamazovnew]

One of the primary themes of the 7th Seal is the absence of god, but I wouldn't quite call it atheistic.

Actually "The Seventh Seal" is the best example I can think of. It poses all of the questions an atheist might ask and a pretty good example of how an atheist can deal with life and death (Jons, the squire, although he isn't an atheist). Another great one would be Ikiru, by Kurosawa, again, a splendid movie if you're an atheist. And then there's Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Oh and I hear that this one is bound to set the christians on fire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-47qa2oVcO4

 

[DannyHale09]

well you could claim that all movies that don't show a presence of any religious statemant at all are atheist. But truth be told, isn't atheism a bit boring, that we just rot and the we all end up dieing in the end because the world can't last forever. I would rather believe there is something out there then believe nothing at all, because otherwise that would be depressing and boring.

In what world is atheism boring? Do you realise how amazing the big bang was? Atheism is so much more beautiful than just.."Meh, God did it."
We all came from nothing. That is spectacular.

 

[Nouw]

Paul does it quite bravely and possibly gives the finger to Christianity.

 

[Ipsen]

I just thought of something. There have been several films saying that god and the devil, heaven and hell exist, and no one has batted an eye.

But I wondered, have there been any movies saying that atheism is right? That there are no gods or anything supernatural?

Maybe there have, and I just haven't seen them. If that's the case, then please enlighten me.

Films 'say' god, devil, and metaphysical constructs exist because they make for good conflict. Man struggling vs. God or the devil or both forces, or man in between the conflict of god vs devil, which are culturally considered 'higher than man' makes for a more exciting movie, or at least one that is easier to build a story around; its more relative while being engaging.

Atheism, on the other hand, doesn't make this juicy standoff; it just denys the existence of god. It's believers merely live their lives as if there were no god to sway the course of events. Basically, any movie that DOESN'T include some conflict involving god/devil and man, it could be considered atheist.

 

[Custard_Angel]

Watchmen is quite atheist.

The movie not so much, but the comic is. Especially chapter 6 where Rorschach is interrogated.

"This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It's us. Only us."

"We are alone. There is nothing else."

 

[TStormer]

Any film which does not mention religion is atheist.

Atheism is the standard setting and religion is a claim away from it. If it does not say otherwise it is atheist.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

I don't know, films like The Matrix or something?
I don't think there will be many, since that's boring. That's the opposite of fantasy, in a way.

Oh man, there is literally no way I can answer this question without pissing off somebody.

 

[Wuggy]

I don't want to sound snarky but I guess I can't avoid this sounding that way:

How exactly would a world without god differ from the world we live in? How do you portray that exactly?

 

[Chazfreakish]

How can you even say if atheism is 'true' or not? It's a lack of belief in God, and belief is by definition subjective, so one simply can't say that it's true.