HIST 3690 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Conflict Thesis, Fetus, Roger Ebert
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Viewing questions: write down examples from the film that accentuate the conflict thesis on the relation between science and religion. Anxiety as darwin is accused of killing god with hooker and huxley huxley: Darwin: society is bound together by the church . Annie darwin forced to kneel in stones because she challenged the reverend on the existence of dinosaurs (based on darwin"s fossil findings) Emma darwin urges him to be complacent rather than challenge the church he. Darwin challenges her after the church scene stating that he"s at war with himself. Darwin leaves church after the reverend preaches that not even a sparrow may die is at war with god without god"s influence. Darwin"s frustration with god and the invasive species that destroy life to rev. Darwin makes a pact with god that he will obey him if he saves annie wanting to believe in a greater power.