July, 2007, wausau, wi recently, a friend asked me to check out a web site that was asking for help addressing some of the claims made in an antichristian movie posted on the web. The information in zeitgeist was established over a year long period of. And it is simple to understand why as every morning the sun would rise. The first third of the film was devoted to convincing you that jesus christ never existed. I would suggest to everyone that reads this to watch zeitgeist. The special show will feature acharya s as a guest to discuss zeitgeist, the movie, part 1 in the 2nd hour, while peter will address other debunking issues of both films in the first hour.
The first section is a brief overview on the specifics of religion and how many. Zeitgeist day, or zday for short, is a global annual event day which occurs in the middle of march each year. Please support peter josephs new, upcoming film project. Part three changes gears and depicts a possible solution to the growing social problems in the world today by the introduction of a new social concept known as a resourcebased economy. I should note that this book is used as a source in zeitgeist, the movie. I love this documentary, i also shared this with my friends. Part three proposes a sustainable solution for the planet implementing project venus. From freedom to fascism at a later date i am going to discuss this movie on this site. Zeitgeist the movie part 1 religion part 1 out of 3 swesub.
To wit, the origins of some of our most cherished religious ideas. The movie compares the life and ministry of jesus to that of several pagan figures. Part i claims that the christian religion is mainly derived from other religions, astronomical. As part of the introduction to zeitgeist the movie, there was a quote which reveals the way a lot of people view christianity.
Addendum attempts to locate the root causes of the pervasive social corruption, while also. Zeitgeist was created as a not for profit 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 population at large think they are. The film assembles archival footage, animations, and narration. The meatier part of the first section of the movie is devoted to allegations of jesus being nothing but a combination of pagan deities whose attributes the gospel writers borrowed to create their own new god. 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. 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. I dont really get all the hate against zeitgeist in here, but ill give you my view. All the antizeitgeist part 1 debunkings and refutations have been addressed and rendered obsolete. Part 2 was mostly expanded with new developments and part 1 is the same, apart from subtle rephrasing in the narration for the sake of better continuityclarity. I saw another clever propaganda film over the internet this evening called zeitgeist.
The main authority used in this portion of the movie, and the first major. This is consistent with josephs personal philosophy, as he believes that every religion is a derivative of those that came before. Resources debunking the claims of the first part of the movie zeitgeist a scholarly response to the movie zeitgeist with douglas hamp click to listen to the february 22, 2008 kwave broadcast click to view power point presentation with notes. 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. Conspiracy theory documentary per the sources ive presented in the edit war discussion section below, the other two only make sense in the light of the conspiracy theories of the first movie. According to peter joseph, the original zeitgeist was not presented in a film format, but was a performance piece. All the worlds a stage as if a demolition team set off, when you do the demolition of an old building. He does not presume to know why or how the first religion was developed. Part 1 on religion of the original zeitgeist movie has been completely substantiated by professional scholars. The movie discusses the income tax, essentially stating the same claims as zeitgeist does, and various other topics. Part ii of the movie depicts the 911 attacks as having been. The first part of the movie, called the greatest story ever told is about religion.
The movie is a 2007 film by peter joseph presenting a number of conspiracy theories. She has selfpublished a series of books claiming that jesus never existed and that he was an amalgam of earlier gods re. The goal is to increase public awareness of the zeitgeist movement. Moving forward passes 21,000,000 views via single you tube post.
If a documentary wastes the first 10 minutes in stock images i only have to. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Skeptic project is a web site dedicated to investigating the internets most common conspiracy theories, hoaxes, and so on. The second movie is pretty much a call to fight the evil bank conspiracy from part three of the first movie. The movie is the first film which is directed and produced by peter joseph in 2007. The first film received almost universal condemnation from the media, though it also attracted massive interest from the public. The book doesnt start off well, however, and to further clarify what i mean, the first paragraph is full of several inaccuracies. After watching the first part of zeitgeist, the movie the first thing that struck me, besides the obvious errors. I was getting emails urging me to watch it, so i did. These events were welldocumented by news agencies across the world, including the new york times in america. Please share with everyone more information can be found h. Interreflections by joining the mailing list and helping. The antizeitgeist part 1 critics will have to start all over. Well he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in another movie similar to the third part of zeitgeist, the movie, called america.
He began in the first of zeitgeists three chapters with an assault on christianity. The movie, authored by peter joseph, reflects on the the myth of. The internet movie zeitgeist uses dishonesty to make an ideological point that. 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. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked part three skeptic project. The first part discusses how the federal reserve and banks create money out of thin air. Zeitgeist the movie is actually two movies or documentaries. The remaining two thirds of the film did a good job of recapping what other documentaries on 911 had already acheived. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked part two zeitgeist exposed skeptic project.
Zeitgeist is a series of three documentary films released between 2007 and 2011 that present a. It sites source number 7, an article from the ny times, as saying that peter joseph denounced those claims. This fact of timeconstraint as well as difficulty in subject matter is the major reason zeitgeist was so successful in the first place, as it provided a short and easily digestible summary of the issue at hand. As a fairly strong atheist the first part about christianity was especially. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked part two skeptic project. The movie and take everything with a pinch of salt, and to treat everything you watch as fact like this from now on, get into discussionsdebates with people about everything and anything, to broaden your view on life, and most of all, try to listen as much as you speak. Zeitgeist, the movie, debunked part 2 florins blog. I love the jacques frescos concepts introduced in the movie as well as the way the documentary is directed and narrated. The article which discusses part ii of zeitgeist, the movie states that peter joseph has now backed away from the idea that the september 11 attacks were an inside job, orchestrated and backed by the u.
Was the egyptian god horus born on the 25th of december. Culture in decline the zeitgeist film series noted in the top 10 films that explain why the occupy movement exists the zeitgeist film series noted in a movie guide to occupy wall street. Peter joseph finishes season one of his online web series. I have seen the sequel, i think its marginally better than the first movie, but i am not making any comments on it. The movie is a treatment on mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common. The movie, authored by peter joseph, reflects on the the myth of jesus, the attacks of 911, and the federal reserve bank as well as on a number of conspiracy theories related to those three main topics. Zeitgeist, the movie, debunked part 2 submitted by florin on wed, 20090520 10. This particular zeitgeist film covers three parts, but not equally. 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. Zeitgeist, the movie, debunked part 1 florins blog. The best part of this movie is the concepts and new ideas peter explained. The second part is an interview with john perkins, author of confessions of an economic hitman. This episode is a detour from our regular programs content and will deal with the films more than the venus project.
This book is the primary source for part i of the movie, if not the only original source, and it seems that the filmmaker just used other sources to further validate the claims. The movie 2007 is a treatment on mythology and belief in society today. The first part of this documentary focuses on religion, except that he spouts assumption and, in most cases that he cites as fact are nothing more than his own conjecture. Zeitgeist, the movie debunked part one skeptic project.
In an effort to increase public awareness of the important social issues addressed in zeitgeist the movie, along with our belief that human unity is the key to ending the exploitation of humanity, we are working to have zeitgeist shown in as. The film draws many parallels between the nativity story and pagan sun worship and astrology, suggesting that their origins are all the same. The bible doesnt say jesus was born on december 25th or that he was visited by three wise men from the east. The first part of the documentary zeitgeist is based on the pseudo scholarship of a new ager who calls herself acharya s. 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.
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