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Science and Faith at the Movies: Contact
In this series, Brian Godawa discusses Contact, a movie that portrays a harmony between science and faith in a powerful way. A classic alien encounter story, Contact examines the relationship between science and faith through the story of Ellie and concludes that harmonizing science with faith leads to happiness and balance. Godawa takes the premise of Contact and draws from it a discussion of the interplay between transcendent meaning and an imminent universe.
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Science and Faith at the Movies: Part 1
The very structure of a story itself is an incarnation of an argument for redemption – that is to mean the recovery of something lost in our humanity.
Science and Faith at the Movies: “Contact”, Part 2
In Contact, Ellie’s worldview is one of enlightened atheistic humanism, an elevation of intellectual and scientific inquiry that values humanity but rejects the supernatural.
Science and Faith at the Movies: “Contact”, Part 3
“Dr. Arroway, you come to us with no evidence, no record, no artifacts. Only a story that strains credibility. Are you really going to sit there and tell us that we should take this all on faith?”
Science and Faith at the Movies: “Contact”, Part 4
Of the themes present in Contact, one stands out for discussion in this essay.
Science and Faith at the Movies: Part 5
Like the hero’s obstacles in his journey, anomalies build tension in reigning scientific stories of reality, until a crisis occurs.