Did many people think it was anti-god? You have said this a few times, but in my circle people thought it was anti-catholic / anti-evil-organised-church. Is it that we are in different circles, or is it that you have read something that has said this is what people outside of our circles thought?
However, despite many people seeing them more as anti-church than anti-god, some people said they *did* feel more atheist afterwards, or at least more sympathetic. You'd expect that thought, wouldn't you? If there was a film that portrayed the theists are the lovely great people being oppressed by the evil atheists you'd come away from it feeling less atheistic. If a story is well written you get immersed in it, feel part of the world, and see it from the perspective of the heroes. When you leave that world it will have changed you a bit, even if only emotionally.
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Date: 2008-02-07 12:28 pm (UTC)However, despite many people seeing them more as anti-church than anti-god, some people said they *did* feel more atheist afterwards, or at least more sympathetic.
You'd expect that thought, wouldn't you? If there was a film that portrayed the theists are the lovely great people being oppressed by the evil atheists you'd come away from it feeling less atheistic. If a story is well written you get immersed in it, feel part of the world, and see it from the perspective of the heroes. When you leave that world it will have changed you a bit, even if only emotionally.