Why conspiracy theories cant stand up to the facts. Zeitgeist the movie is actually two movies or documentaries. Zeitgeist was created as a nonprofit filmiac expression to inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical perspective and to understand that very often things are not what the. Zeitgeist is a series of three documentary films released between 2007 and 2011 that present a number of conspiracy theories, as well as proposals for broad social and economic changes. These events were welldocumented by news agencies across the world, including the new york times in america.
Zeitgeist the movie part one makes some pretty bold but unfounded claims regarding the deity of jesus christ. The first compares the stories in the bible to several from pagan mythology. Zeitgeist, the movie, debunked part 2 florins blog. I have seen the sequel, i think its marginally better than the first movie, but i am not making any comments on it. Zeitgeist claims that jesus and horus were sun gods that were worshipped by. Moving forward has us broadcast premiere via freespeechtv. Zeitgeist, the movie, debunked part 1 florins blog. The ultimate explanation and the reason of being of the movie zeitgeist when the mind is asleep and the reason is taking a day off, all sorts of other. The term debunked has become a mantra of sorts by the antiztm crowd. Resources debunking the claims of the first part of the movie zeitgeist a scholarly response to the movie zeitgeist with douglas hamp click to. The venus project break up peter joseph london real duration.
I have invested quite some time in researching and writting my refutation of the first part of zeitgeist, the movie which was produced by peter joseph. His film claims that christianity is a copy of more ancient pagan religions and that jesus christ never existed. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked part one zeitgeist exposed. Zeitgeist a german phrase that means the spirit of the age is the name of an online video first released in june 2007 that seeks to persuade viewers to believe that the authors of the new testament borrowed the idea for jesus virgin birth, december 25th birth date, twelve disciples, miracles, crucifixion, and resurrection from astrological sources and ancient pagan mystery. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. The blog posts linked below are based on my personal research. Zeitgeist day, or zday for short, is a global annual event day which occurs in the middle of march each year. Zeitgeist, the movie, debunked part 3 florins blog. Parts 2 and 3 do warn about important real issues, and that is a good thing. The internet movie zeitgeist uses dishonesty to make an ideological point. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked part three skeptic project. And it is worth pointing out the title is only one word away from the title of this part of the movie the greatest story ever sold vs the greatest story ever told. Perhaps one of the most telling statements in all the bible regarding the importance god places on the stars is found in genesis 1. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked part three zeitgeist exposed skeptic project.
The greatest story ever told presents historical data relating to the astronomi calastrological origins of the judeochristian theology which can be. A refutation of the zeitgeist part 6, i debunked such claims that jesus birth sequence was astrological and that the 12 disciples are representative of the. Today were going to point the skeptical eye at one of the most. Zeitgeist the movie part 1 religion part 1 out of 3 swesub adde h. The zeitgeist movie from the german meaning spirit of the age or literally time zeit spirit geist claims that the bible is based on astrology and the stars. The film assembles archival footage, animations, and narration. Horus did not have 12 disciples, rather he had four semidivine disciples called herushemsu followers of horus 11 1. There are indeed many factual and interpretive errors given by the creators of zeitgeist in part one.
The movie is the first film which is directed and produced by peter joseph in 2007. Zeitgeist, the movie, debunked part 2 submitted by florin on wed, 20090520 10. Like any movie rooted in fact, it must bend those facts a little to enhance its entertainment value as a movie. Zeitgeist movie part 1 the greatest story ever told youtube. The first part of the movie, called the greatest story ever told is about religion. Zeitgeist the movie part 1 religion part 1 out of 3. The goal is to increase public awareness of the zeitgeist movement. The greatest story ever told part 2 of 2 is a clip from a film that presents information about major theistic religions. For example, some information contained in part 1 and part 3, specifically, is not obtained by simple keyword searches on the internet. Zeitgeist is originally a german expression that means the spirit of the age, literally translated as time zeit, spirit geist in some countries it has a different meaning. Culture in decline the zeitgeist film series noted in the top 10 films that. The problem with the film, as has been roundly pointed out by academics worldwide, is that many of the conspiratorial claims and historical references are outright. Please share with everyone more information can be found h.
The movie is to some extent based on the crankery of jordan maxwell if you enjoy watching other peoples paranoid delusions or an example of really bad. Peter joseph finishes season one of his online web series. A remastered version was presented as a global premiere on november 10, 2007 at the 4th annual artivist film. Skeptic project is a web site dedicated to investigating the internets most common conspiracy theories, hoaxes, and so on. Zeitgeist is an amateurishlyproduced madefortheinternet conspiracymongering film it contains the fairly standard unified conspiracy theory stuff, put together in an ultimately disjointed way and set to music composed by the director. Zeitgeist, the movie, debunked part 1 submitted by florin on tue. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked introduction zeitgeist. Zeitgeist movie part 1 the greatest story ever told. Publication date 2007 topics zeitgeist the movie 2007 conspiracy conspiracies. With chogyam trungpa, jordan maxwell, george carlin, bill hicks. But anyway, i was watching the third part and i had the feeling that the author talks about fiat currency, credit and debt and somehow.
The unofficial atheist experience response to zeitgeist. In watching zeitgeist, i personally had a hard time believing so many lies could be crammed into one film. We cant expect facts in the form of mathematical or scientific relationships to prove points, after all, all historical events are open to interpretation because their impetus and origins are multiple, and located in the human mind. First of all, zeitgeist, it is movie so take it for what it is. For those who have heard this rhetoric that a film was debunked we encourage you to think for yourself and go through the pdfs we have provided for free. Set was the god of the desert, primarily because horus cut off one of his testicles and he. In the opening section of part 3 of the film, she claims charles a. Zeitgeist, the movie is heavily dependent on the idea that the bible and christianity have their roots in astrology and the zodiac. Part i, entitled the greatest story ever told evaluates christian beliefs and asserts that it was all taken from preexisting myths, primarily egyptian mythology. Moving forward passes 21,000,000 views via single you tube post. The movie is a documentary by musician peter joseph. I am not going to deny some misstatements of history and science in some of the conclusions drawn in the first movie but they were in large part acknowledged by peter joseph in later interviews.
The movie is a 2007 film by peter joseph presenting a number of conspiracy theories. She said that it is a fastpaced assemblage of agitprop, an example of unethical filmmaking. Actually, as per my experience over the past 6 years, most within the zeitgeist movement tzm do not subscribe or agree with this film in general, although mixed reactions are most common. Zeitgeist the new truth movie being promoted by its makers on conspiracy message boards around the internet has been thoroughly debunked. The intriguing internet movie zeitgeist has been an astounding hit, with millions of views worldwide in english and several other languages. Must see video have you ever wondered why these religions like isis resurrecting osiris penis and having sex with it in form of a bird is just as batshit crazy as legends of s aturn and others. Zeitgeist the movie part 1 religion part 1 out of 3 swesub. Navy seal jocko willink breaks down combat scenes from movies. Ive done my own research long before the zeitgeist movie was ever heard of and your claims are wrong embarrassingly wrong and youre embarrassing all atheists by. Part 1 the greatest story ever told zeitgeist creatordirector peter joseph released a 220page source guide describing, in detail, the information backing up the claims in this film. Part ii of the movie depicts the 911 attacks as having been. The zeitgeist movement isnt a system of religious veneration and.
Nah, thats a load of baloney zeitgeist has not been debunked. Skeptic magazines tim callahan, criticizing the parts of the film on the origins of christianity, wrote. Film producer jane chapman at the university of lincoln, said that zeitgeist uses implicit deception and is comically selfdefeating. The movie, myths, and motivations skeptoid podcast. The latest internet movie to tread this ground is the portentously titled zeitgeist. In the past several months, there have been many claims on websites and in forums and videos all over the internet that the. Elliott nesch has taken the time to go through the claims of the zeitgeist movie and reveal their lies, in the religious portion, one by one. According to peter joseph, the original zeitgeist was not presented in a film format, but was a performance piece. Essentially the video covers three areas of interest. Zeitgeist is a german word meaning the spirit of the times, thus zeitgeist the movie purports to pull aside the curtain and reveal the true nature of the world in which we live. As part of the introduction to zeitgeist the movie, there was a quote which reveals the way a lot of people view christianity. However, it is not the best choice in film to inspire critical thinking.
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