Scholarly response to Zeitgeist
A really great and thorough response to Zeitgeist Movie. It only address the First of Three parts, but does a great job on it. Check it out!
rest of the parts are in the details of this post.
A really great and thorough response to Zeitgeist Movie. It only address the First of Three parts, but does a great job on it. Check it out!
rest of the parts are in the details of this post.
Zeitgeist is a German language expression translated as: Zeit, time; Geist, spirit, meaning "the spirit of the age" and it describes the intellectual, cultural, ethical and political climate, ambiance and morals of an era (similar to the English word mainstream) or also a trend.
Zeitgeist is also a movie by Peter Joseph examining a claimed prehistory of Christianity, theories of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other issues such as the monetary system, wars and other social elements.
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james
on September 12th, 2010
sorry, how is this clown ‘scholarly’, he just talks in maybies, and religion itself has been debunked as ridiculous anyway, so despite trying to debunk zeitgeist it has reaffirmed how crazy you lot are!
admin
on September 24th, 2010
are you kidding? have you watched the movie and checked it’s sources at all? at least this guy has some. The entire movie is based on people that really have no merit to talk about what they do, ie no primary sources that or they just straight up lie. There are several facts that are completely made up and there is hard evidence, even proof that they are lies. I guess if researching a subject from primary sources, getting our hands dirty and learning something makes us a crazy lot–then we’re a crazy lot!
I could go through all the ridiculous claims, but that’s what the site is for and I have plenty of it. Even prominent atheists are embarrassed by this movie.
Phillip King
on December 8th, 2010
And uh, And uh learn how to speak correctly. Why is a pastor talking about this? This is obviously fucking bias.
admin
on January 8th, 2011
why would he not be? he is shooting FACTS. unlike that movie that cites authors that use aliases and can’t even give their real names. Yes, sounds really legit and credible. two bad no one that is cited in that movie has any sort of credentials. that would be like Sarah Palin speaking on quantum physics, would you believe what she said just because she said she knew what she was talking about and never actually did any research? that is what they are doing in this movie.
Will
on January 16th, 2011
you lots arent very bright you know.. Im down with James.
Trying to prove different by talking rubbish… ‘Go and look at original texts, even if you cant read it.’ LOL
James
on January 18th, 2011
Reading this blog has affirmed my beliefs of the sheer naivety of humans through the world. Do you Zeitgeist sceptics even posses the critical thinking ability to realise that media in its whole most form has been under control by organisation(s) greater than what you can see through your diluted perception of what is ‘society’. What strikes me most is that the documentary clearly outlines this ‘big brother’ control of the media which is used as a controlled manipulative loudspeaker in order to convince and coaster the public into supporting the true power players of this world in their acts to achieve greater power and wealth, most commonly via immoral actions.
Why am I stating this? Well because the #1 reason why people dismiss this documentary as a lie is because the sources cited i.e books, audio recordings and videos cannot be wholly verified hence why they are deemed as inaccurate.
WAKE UP!
Anyone who posses enough mental power and most importantly, posses a mind open to ideas other than ones forced upon them by society will understand why Zeitgeist sources cannot be verified- IT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN PURPOSELY REMOVED FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY IN ORDER TO KEEP SOCIETY AS WE KNOW IT IN A PLESENT WORKING ORDER, FREE FROM OBJECTION.
Sound a bit radical for you to handle? For those that do not believe me all I ask is that you do some deep research into the conflicts of WWII and the Cold War in particular as these are two of the most outstanding (from my research) manipulations of facts and evidence from the public in order for the higher organisations such as the military and government to maintain and increase their power and wealth. There is more than enough now declassified evidence that has emerged since the fall of USSR and the end of the Cold War, which has consequently leaked its way onto the internet and some select publications to prove that these higher organisations have a huge and infrangible control over the media that is fed to us everyday citizens.
Finally, I would like to mention that the greatest tool that we the common citizen have in our possession is the freedom to publish and share our thoughts and information with each other is the very object that I am using to communicate my thoughts to you- the internet. Governments may try to censor information that is spread across the internet, but the truth is that the technology is still far beyond their control. One only has to look at the case of Wikileaks and how so many governments across the world have campaigned unsuccessfully to shut it down. The reality is that they have and will ultimately fail due to the fact that the server information and files can be stored and distributed across millions and millions of personal and public server networks freely and almost instantly, added to the fact that users of the internet are constantly growing and increasing on a daily basis hence increasing the number of potential vassals to harbour sensitive information. The speed and broadness at which this information spreads is just too great for these higher organisations to possibly control, hence why information nodes such as Wikileaks still exist. This is also why Zeitgeist has been able to reach out to such a large audience as it was published straight to the internet- not because it would have been more cost effective but because mass controlled media like the means of Hollywood would have never of agreed to release such as sensitive documentary. Lastly, I do really hope that my thoughts reach out and inspire those few people who are increasing becoming aware of the artificial reality that is society as we know it today- we may not change the world tomorrow but we can promote a brighter future for ourselves and for others now and to come.
- James
James
on January 19th, 2011
Well, isn’t that not surprising…you won’t even let Zietgiest supporters express their opinions on your site….I guess I’ll just spread my thoughs elsewhere and hope that they do not get deleted by some narrow minded theist.
admin
on February 21st, 2011
Believe me friend, I know what the media does, I travel to Europe and speak a few languages, I watch enough news out there to know that media here is definitely not objective, but it’s also not controlled. It’s an issue of ratings, they don’t report on things that are important because THIS country doesn’t care. therefor they do not cover things, no big elaborate conspiracy. But this is not even the point. This isn’t communism, the government doesn’t senor information as much as you think. If this think this is true then you are the one that is sheltered my friend. They might withhold information but they are not manipulating the media, that is ludicrous. The internet is solid proof this is the craziest claim ever, internet is MEDIA, you cannot stop it unless you literally do what china does and block outside world. I lived in a communism country, you want to know what censorship is, then live it my friend. Give me some credentials on their sources and I will hear you out. because I can give you what they have and some authors wont even give their real name? huh? really? sounds legit to me… it’s not that the source can be validated its that they are just plain unreliable. if you wanted to be believed at least use your real name. common. smell what I’m steppin’ in? starts with an ‘s’
the burden of proof is on someone who makes the claim. we have plenty on our side, I see none on the other. removed from pages of history? what? have you heard of the internet? its this thing that lets you post things freely via electrons.
it’s not too radical, I gave it serious thought. I don’t believe in ‘too radical,’ I believe in objective truth. which you cannot provide even though you keep talking about it.
No one is saying the gov’t doesn’t with hold information, this would be silly. But making ridiculous assumptions like this movie does goes too far. I’ve looked at it objectively, in fact at first I thought it was a legit movie. Then I did research, which is what lead me to creating this site, the movie is trash, the sources are terrible. not saying that EVERYTHING in the movie is false, but they blatantly lie about things, and that is empirical, objective and supported fact. they mix a little truth with a lot of lies and basically get a ton of people worked up.
admin
on February 21st, 2011
simmer down bud. I have to approve the comments because there is a lot of spam. patience is a virtue. instead of spitting insults, lets spit some facts.