Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. We share our critical thinking on destiny, adoption, personal faith, global flood (again), condition of man, corruption, time, and even taxes!
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We’re back to finish our discussion on the entertaining, computer-animated film, Ice Age. If you missed the first part of our discussion, please go back and listen to it. Also go back and listen to our first episode to get an overview of critical thinking.
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Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland is loosely based on Lewis Carroll’s classic stories. We discuss it from a class and timeless Biblical perspective. This episode does contain spoilers.
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Continued conversation on the randomness of Douglas Adams. We discuss The Guide itself, panic, pleasure-seeking, emotions, government, paranoia, and Earth.
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Douglas Adams’ randomly hilarious book not only makes a great movie, but also good discussion about life, the universe, and everything.
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Our continuing discussion of Serenity and Firefly. Topics include River Tam, the “Companions,” a world without sin (utopia), the Reavers, and more.
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We discuss the science fiction movie Serenity with a little from the TV show Firefly. In this episode, the conversation focuses on atheism in science fiction, universal government, belief, the directionless characters, and unconditional love.
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There are a couple things that I really appreciate about the underlying worldview that Meyer’s reveals in her storytelling. First off, through her character Edward, she demonstrates marriage as a lasting and true commitment.
Read MoreIn my last post I talked briefly about how Meyer used the vampire myth in her popular series, but with the undead as main characters, it’s a given that death and eternity are going to be discussed, as well. I also found out after reading the saga that Meyer is a Morman, and so I’m sure her faith does influence her worldview, which is bound to have some influence on her stories. So it was no surprise to me that Meyers has her characters speculate a lot on spiritual matters—especially those having to do with death and eternity.
Read MoreA lot of people spend hours watching movies and television, but some of us spend as much time (if not more) reading books. If someone asked me for the top five things I spend time doing, reading would be near the top of the list. But just like movies and television can influence the way you see the world, books can have the same subtle effect on your thinking.
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We briefly review the process of critical thinking and then discuss Batman: The Dark Knight, with focus in this episode on vigilante justice and the condition of man.
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Meet Daniel Lewis and Eve Franklin and learn a little about them and their reasons for this new podcast. Primary conversation focuses on foundational steps for critical thinking.
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