Horton is Pro-Life
We took Adam to see Horton Hears a Who yesterday. My mom and her sister are in town, just for a visit. So, that means - free childcare! So, while they took care of Sophia, we headed out to see the movie.
The movie was very good. It is almost worth a second viewing to catch some of the subtle themes. Horton twice says, "A person is a person, no matter how small." I am sure that will be co-opted by pro-life groups, as they defend the fetus as being a person. Actually, wikipedia documents part of that here.
There is also an interesting exchange between a mean kangaroo (voiced by Carol Burnett) and Horton. Horton is convinced that there is someone living on this small speck that has landed on a flower. The Kangaroo warns Horton that he should not be teaching the children about imaginary things. Children should only learn about things they can see and touch.
This exchange brought to mind atheists who oppose any sort of faith based curriculum introduced into "public" school systems. We should only learn things that can be empirically verifiable, and leave myths and religioun to others.
It was a good film.
Today, I played tour guide - hitting both Granville Island, Stanley Park and shopping on Robson. My Mom leaves tomorrow, which is kinda sad - very short trip.
My aunt leaves on Saturday. It was nice having them around to play with Adam and Sophia.
The movie was very good. It is almost worth a second viewing to catch some of the subtle themes. Horton twice says, "A person is a person, no matter how small." I am sure that will be co-opted by pro-life groups, as they defend the fetus as being a person. Actually, wikipedia documents part of that here.
There is also an interesting exchange between a mean kangaroo (voiced by Carol Burnett) and Horton. Horton is convinced that there is someone living on this small speck that has landed on a flower. The Kangaroo warns Horton that he should not be teaching the children about imaginary things. Children should only learn about things they can see and touch.
This exchange brought to mind atheists who oppose any sort of faith based curriculum introduced into "public" school systems. We should only learn things that can be empirically verifiable, and leave myths and religioun to others.
It was a good film.
Today, I played tour guide - hitting both Granville Island, Stanley Park and shopping on Robson. My Mom leaves tomorrow, which is kinda sad - very short trip.
My aunt leaves on Saturday. It was nice having them around to play with Adam and Sophia.
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