We are watching Sunshine (2007 - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/) this week. It's another in the line of movies that are hopefully better than the crap we watched in the fall but slightly less religion oriented.

I think we may have watched this before... but then again maybe not. In light of last week's much anticipated Tea Party/Republican victories, I think we should illustrate just what happens in a culture where mediocrity and faith is valued over critical thought and achievement.

I'm pretty sure we don't have anybody in this group who actually thinks the world will end because of some predicted apocalypse, so I think this will be a pretty one-sided crowd.

It's hard to find a case /for/ your argument credible when the director of the movie advocating your position is named NIMROD EREZ.

As always, brownies, ice cream, dogs, and pleasant company

So this movie isn't really about atheism or philosophy, but after watching a debate, I thought we could intellectually balance out the movie average by watching a film about sex. Y.P.F. stands for "Young People Fucking" and- while there is partial nudity- it's not porn.

It was recommended to me and is listed as a comedy so this week we'll say to bring some drinks and have a good time. Show up starting at 8 and bring wine, beer or liquor- whatever your preference. We'll still have brownies and ice cream for pillow talk afterward.

This week, we'll be watching a debate since we haven't seen one of those in a while. In honor of Richard Dawkins' visit to the Triangle, we'll be watching a debate Dawkins participated in.

The reviews seem to like this documentary for the even handed way it debunks pentecostalism while also ridiculing hollywood movie making. The netflix plot summary follows:

This movie is a romantic/sci-fi/comedy hybrid which I really enjoyed. At least for me, I walked away from this movie with an uneasy, unsatisfied question I needed to answer about the role of science in our lives and in love. The netflix description follows:

This documentary should be interesting. It takes a page out of Jesus Camp's book.

In this eye-opening, equitable documentary, filmmakers Kate Davis, David Heilbroner and Franco Sacchi explore the lives of evangelical Christians who believe that Armageddon is imminent and that Israel will be the site of Christ's second coming. The film follows evangelicals as they prepare for the apocalypse and examines how their beliefs have influenced the U.S. government's relationships with Israel and the Muslim world

Not sure about this one, but I'm sure we'll have an interesting discussion afterwards. Brownies and Icecream as always.