Religulous is a documentary film that follows comedian Bill Maher as he interviews and questions people who hold a variety of religious beliefs.  The results won’t surprise anyone: faced by Maher’s rationalist skepticism of spiritual certainty, the religious folks often collapse into empty, unthinking rhetoric.  Of course, this means that the film isn’t likely to make an impact on either side of the debate; Maher’s fellow agnostics will agree with his critique, while the religious will retreat to whatever mumbo-jumbo they use to support their belief in an Invisible Sky Daddy.  So, what use is this film if it isn’t likely to break the polarized division between the faithful and the faithless?  Well, it’s frequently funny…and that’s something I can believe in.

PS – I still miss George Carlin.

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