QT Reviews: "Knowing"

Last weekend, I went to see the movie “Knowing” with my family. It was my brother’s birthday, and he demanded that we take him to see it, so of course, I was dragged along. Heck, beats the 9:45 service. I’m pretty leery of movies starring Nicholas Cage. He’s been in some great movies (“Weatherman”, “Lord of War”), but he’s been in a whole lot of shitty movies too (“Bangkok Dangerous”, “Ghost Rider”, and most egregiously, the remake of “The Wicker Man”). There is apparently no in between (well, “The Rock” might count, but only because it featured Sean Connery beating a man to death with a machine gun).

So, you can understand why I approached the theater with some trepidation that morning.

It turns out that my fears weren’t entirely unfounded, but at the same time, it wasn’t that bad. Actually, I’m still trying to figure out just how I feel about the movie. Warning: Here there be spoilers.

On Theodicies,

If you've spent any time studying theology, either formally or in your spare time, you've no doubt come across the "Problem of Evil". I've heard the Problem of Evil tossed back and forth in debates, and it is usually distorted to a ridiculous degree by both sides, so I thought that I would do my best to clarify what the PoE is, what it can and cannot do, and why I think it is a powerful argument against many religious beliefs. I'll also take a look at some responses to the PoE (called theodicies) and why I do not think they are valid.