Roger Nygard's "The Nature of Existence" is Wonderful!

I just finished previewing a copy of this documentary to be released Nov. 23rd. It is fascinating as we hear from people around the globe what they think about the meaning of existence. This link does a great job telling you what it's about. Nygard goes on a quest to know the answer(s) and he comes back with a few meager suggestions when all is said and done. It's well done, contains some great humor, and is very educational.

For me it helps the viewer understand why the Outsider Test for Faith is required. It's required because we need a way to decide between these competing visions about the meaning of existence, that's why. I watched it with my wife, and mother-in-law who is a staunch Christian. I asked her what she thought of everyone else but the Christians interviewed in the film, and without hesitation she replied that they were all wrong. Wow! Christians must say what she said. But how can they? At least they would want to adopt some kind of lower common denominator set of beliefs.

The one beef I had with the movie is that Nygard treats atheism as just one more of the rabble voices in the crowd. However, if he treated it as the skepticism it truly represents which simply doubts what the others affirm, this wouldn't make for a widely appealing film, now would it? For then it would be a film promoting skepticism.