blueoakleyz said:
As an atheist I'm surprised that Indy 1 and 3 never bothered me... I think cuz i grew up with them. I don't believe in the mythos of course, but I know it's fiction.
Temple always seemed different, much more fictional, probably because it's not from a religion I grew up with.
Being raised a relatively staunch Catholic(
), both my parents worked in the field of science so I've tempered my faith with science. I love the how John Paul II embraced science and how Stephen Hawkins embraced religion.
My personal bent: I don't look at the bible as though it were a historical text, so the mystery of the ark, the grail and to some extent the stones parallel the mysteries of the bible, (to borrow a History/Discovery/Learning Channel title
). Raiders always struck me like the Leonard Nimoy series In Search Of. It took mythologies "seriously" and made them compelling. So, in a very broad generalization, my left brain is my doubting Thomas, my right brain appreciates the faith.
Until God (stops being an elitist), reveals himself to everyone without question God remains a mystery.
As religion relies on faith and NOT proof, I'll continue to subscribe to Stephen Hawkins' "philosophy" where science's, (and his) goal is to understand the mind of God.
And since this is the existence is how God has plainly revealed himself to us...what better place to start understanding Him. It seems to me religion helps us understand ourselves and others better and not God.
The Short Answer: no it doesn't bother me...it makes it more compelling.