Zeitgeist, the movie Options

[*paperplane*]

When I searched for "Zeitgeist," the only relevant topic was on the Smashing Pumpkins, which is a shame, because this is definitely worth discussion.

Zeitgeist is an internet movie that essentially presents a huge government conspiracy, in terms of religion, 9/11, the Federal Reserve, and what adds up to be a quest for world domination that we're all helping occur by being too distracted by entertainment.

Before watching, I hadn't known a whole lot about it, except that it was generally a conspiracy theory that will make you completely mistrust the government, and that it covered the alleged internal plot behind 9/11. (I imagine we have a topic on that somewhere, but I want to discuss this documentary as a whole.) But it was actually the second half of the movie that unnerved me the most, and made me reconsider my views much more than I thought it would.

Watch it at http://zeitgeistmovie.com. It's two hours long, but definitely worth your while.

Please don't post in here unless you've watched, but once you have, what did you think? Do you feel that you benefited from this information? Do you trust it, and if so, to what extent? If you don't consider it to be conveying the truth, why not? How would you account for these discrepancies in our society? What parts would you consider to be the least credible?

[Tung]

Watched it 3 months ago. I can say there were some bold claims, but the movie got me really thinking. The religion aspect of it was really enlightening. Religious people should at least watch this and think about it for a bit, without getting offended.

[monster]

Watched it 3 months ago. I can say there were some bold claims, but the movie got me really thinking. The religion aspect of it was really enlightening. Religious people should at least watch this and think about it for a bit, without getting offended.

not if it's all bullshit, buddy.

[NoSex]

not if it's all bullshit, buddy.

Although a lot of that section was exaggerated or nearly mere speculation, a whole other lot of it was actually quite accurate and on point. Christianity, from the perspective of mysticism, is definitely just a synthesis of old pagan beliefs and practices... it isn't like there is anything truly original in the bible.