Upon collection of your vehicle you will be supplied with a free detailed map of the island. However here we have taken the time to create a route planner suggesting some of the nicest spots on the island that you could visit.
Also known as the "Island of Dreams"
Listed below are some of our personal favourite parts of this enchanting island.
For a more adventurous day visit these breath taking gulfs. Enjoy the beautiful mountainous area followed by the rocky steps that lead you down to the turquoise waters. Some caves here are within swimming distance. After your swim relax at the small taverns above and enjoy the exquisite endless view of blue.
When you vist the villages, you really will think time has stood still.
There are a lot of traditional ports, here on Zakynthos, when you visit these, you may decide to go on a little boat and sail into some of the stunning caves on the island and the famous Shipwreck otherwise known as Smuggler's Cove.
At Porto Vromi and St. Nicholas Port boatmen with their small boats await for you to take you on a tour of the Shipwreck and the Blue Caves in a more private, economical and pleasant fashion than the big commercial cruises.
The town centre of Zante extends in a semi-circle, between the Castle hill and the sea. Here you will find Solomos Square the town's largest square. Its lines of trees and pretty flowerbeds make it an attractive open space surrounded by aristocratic buildings and with a state of Solomos, the national poet of Greece. In the evening this is where people consecrate for the "volta" the stroll which is a Greek provincial custom. New friendships are made and old ones renewed as the people of the town enjoy the cool of the evening. The Strata Marina Street, the towns main street starts in Solomos Square and runs as far as the church of Agios Dionysios. It is the town's busiest street during summer with plenty of restaurants, cafes and shops of every kind.
The Venetian fortress above Zakynthos town Bohali, is known as "The Balcony of Zakynthos", this is one of the nicest views on the Island, a perfect photo opportunity, with many coffee and ice-cream shops where visitors can relax and enjoy the magnificent view.
Take some time to visit the other buzzing tourist resort areas of Zakynthos and perhaps choose a different resort for your next visit.
Zakynthos is a very easy island to discover independently, and, above are just a handful of places to visit. You will discover your own personal favourite part of the island. Our representatives are always more than willing to provide information and offer tips.
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I am getting so excited about the Give A Hoot Giveaway that starts tomorrow!
Come back tomorrow to enter to WIN some adorable owl inspired items!
Don't forget to come back tomorrow when the giveaway goes live!
Love them all! my son is a little obsessed with owls so it is great they are in trend the past few years.


Nature has shown such amazing color in the last day. A big spring storm was projected for the day, and indeed the prediction was right.
Bands of heavy rains interchanged with sunny skies and finally finished late in the afternoon. While watching Esperanza on her nest preening after the rain, I watched the moon rise in the light clouds painting in sky blue.
The saying usually goes "Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning" but last night, for a few brief minutes the light turned into a rosy pink. A color that I rarely see.
Luckily my habit of keeping a charged camera on the table ready to grab helped and I rushed out to try to capture the incredible light. Thinking as quickly as I could, I used some trees to create an attractive composition.
I have recently acquired an Olympus OMD-EM1 Mark II to use for an upcoming international trip. My decision to get this micro-four-thirds mirrorless camera was for the incredible image stabilization it offers. With their new Olympus 24-100mm f4.0 pro lens with it's own image stabilization, I can go up to 6-stops of image stabilization which is absolutely amazing.
I'm testing the kit and my own ability to create sharp images hand holding at super low shutter speeds. Alas, I was a little overly ambitious and at 1/10 of a second with a light breeze I'd be out of my mind thinking I'd get a sharp image. And indeed it was so as the dogwood flowers were just slightly off focus.
But I loved the light and I wasn't ready to just toss the image away. After some vibrance and saturation adjustments in Lightroom, I brought the image below into Topaz Impressions and added a painterly filter and reduced opacity. I think I salvaged the out of focus image rather nicely. What do you think?
You humble me Rebecca. Thank you my dear friend.
Beautiful. I love the last image. Will be looking forward to images from your trip!
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing, Emily!
From my heart to yours dear Fatima. Thank you.
I love your images. During these storms I often think about the wildlife. So Esperanza's nest survived! I watched trees blowing down behind my house.
E-M1 II is a great choice and you can't beat the 1.5cm close focusing distance of the 12-100mm.
Robin Wang has posted images that he took with the 300mm f4.0 handheld at 1/10 second. My own experience leads me to believe that it takes practice.
Thank you Mark ! Yes ! Esperanza and Zorro survived quite well. In fact, I noticed some afternoon delight in the light drizzle. And the winds today and the nest is strong and sturdy. They're amazing builders.
I was amazed with how close I focused with playing with the E-M1 II. Crazy close – macro close. Super cool ! I'll have to check out what Robin Wang has done. I know Denise Ippolito did some great bird stuff with it. Super fast AF.
The features of this camera are unbelievable. I think I'll need an engineering degree to understand it all.
Beautiful captures – am looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the new camera as I've been tempted with one also!
So far I love it Joanne ! But it is a quite advanced camera with incredible features. It's heavier and heftier than I expected but it also is completely weather sealed which is another feature I really wanted.
Being completely weather-sealed sounds like a deal-breaker to me. It's something I really need to consider in this part of the world!
Lovely photos! I love my olympus omd! Such great cameras and so light to carry around.
I can't wait to really work with it and thrilled to hear that you like yours so well Mags. Thank you.
Hi Em, the OMD EM1 MkII is my main camera. I made the jump to m43 (from a Canon DSLR) a few years ago and haven't regretted it. I've also got their trio of F2.8 pro lenses 7-14mm; 12-40mm and 40-150mm. I've been thinking about the 12-100 F4 pro lens for travel, so I'd be interested in your thoughts. What I'd really like though is the 300 F4 pro for wildlife.
This is exciting to hear Mark. You may have just become my "dial a friend" life line when I need help. I've heard the 300 f4 pro works wonders as well. I'm going to try to work with just the 12-100 f4 pro for now. Although I already want the 60mm Macro and maybe the 7-14mm. Although I did get a fisheye for the wide angle perspectives.
I'm going to play with it more before my big trip. Thank you!
No worries Em anytime……although I may end up contacting you for help 😊. This big trip sounds exciting……any clues as to destination?
🙂 I'll let you know …is gran Paris!


While Kenyans are preparing to attend Saturdays celebration of the birth of baby Bangari Okongo, it is flabbergasting to note Mr. Anthony Karanja, the current chairman of KACA, is circulating emails that there will be a meeting of Kenyans at Nyati Lounge at the same time. Many Kenyans have viewed this as sabotage. Mr. Okongo has done a lot to the Kenyan community and antagonizing him is viewed as ill motivated.
This day, Saturday 08.04.87 was meant for Prof. Ratemo Michieka to meet Kenyans, but due to the understanding between us, organizers of Prof. Michiekas function agreed to give me this day due to conditions which I was not able to avoid. Some politicians were going to be available on this day as their calendars dictated, which made me request this day for them to attend the Kenyan function. What Mr. Karanja is doing is trying to spoil this meeting by calling people to attend his impromptu meeting in Nyati Lounge says Mr. Henry Okongo of Sudzland Laundromat.
Mr. Karanja has been blaming people in Jersey City about funds amounting to $6,000.00 from City Hall for the Kenyan barbecue. It is prudent for people to note that if KACA is a registered entity in New Jersey he should approach any city to fund him than becoming personal on attacking some personalities. Jersey City Hall may be reluctant to deal with people who call fellow citizens names or circulate emails written by friends to damage and assassinate characters of the innocent class for power. Malicious emails should not be circulated among the community, assassinating innocent peoples characters.
Mr. Anthony Karanja said, No Comment! when Public Eye contacted him to shed light on this matter.


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The character "Godzilla" owned and created by Toho Co., Ltd.
Godzilla (GODZILLA ゴジラ, Godzilla Gojira?) is a 2014 American science fiction monster film produced by Legendary Pictures, making it the second American-made Godzilla film after Godzilla in 1998. It is the 30th entry in the Godzilla franchise, as well as the first film in the MonsterVerse. The film was released to American theaters on May 16, 2014, and to Japanese theaters on July 25, 2014.
Godzilla was directed by Gareth Edwards, with a screenplay by Max Borenstein. It acts as a reboot to the franchise, with the film detailing a world where Godzilla rises in the present day to fight its native predator, following their own awakening.
Godzilla, as a reboot, would be the launchpad for a new continuity and cinematic universe known as the "MonsterVerse". It will be followed by multiple sequels, the first being 2019's Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which is slated for release on May 31, 2019, while the second, Godzilla vs. Kong is set to release on March 13, 2020. A spin-off/prequel, Kong: Skull Island, was released in 2017, acting as an origin story for the universe's incarnation of King Kong.
Godzilla was awakened in 1954 by a Russian military submarine accident. Throughout the mid-1950s, the United States and Russian militaries attempted to kill Godzilla through the use of nuclear weapons; however, Godzilla survived every attempt, and the operation was covered up under the guise of atomic tests, keeping his existence hidden from the general public. Film footage shows the preparation and detonation of a nuclear bomb at Bikini Atoll.
Years later, in 1999, Doctor Ishiro Serizawa is called to a mining site in the Philippines along with his assistant, Doctor Vivienne Graham. Accompanied by a small team, he finds a colossal fossilized skeleton and two spores in a large underground cave - one of which has already hatched. Upon noticing the spore breach, the team then comes across a nearby tunnel extending up to the surface; at the tunnel's exit, they find a massive trail leading out to the ocean. The other spore, still unhatched, is taken to Mount Yucca in Nevada, United States, where it is stored in a nuclear waste repository.
Days later, near Tokyo, Japan, a nuclear power plant located in the city of Janjira starts to experience seismic activity. Nuclear physicist and plant supervisor Joseph Brody and his wife, Sandra Brody, make their way to the power plant. Sandra assembles a team to perform a damage check, under Joe's supervision. The power plant is soon breached by an explosion and radiation leak, killing Sandra and her team, leaving Joe and their son, Ford, alone, and bringing the entire area down to ruins. The event is attributed to a large earthquake, and the Janjira area is evacuated and subsequently quarantined.
On the Saratoga, Serizawa and Graham are revealed to be part of a secret organization called Monarch. Serizawa reveals that they knew of the creatures beforehand, and explains to Ford what the monster that attacked the plant, now referred to as a M.U.T.O. (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism), is, detailing its ancient origins and that it feeds on radiation and radioactive materials, moving underground and putting itself in a cryptobiotic state when Earth's radiation subsided. Serizawa also explains Godzilla's origins, the numerous failed attempts to kill him with nuclear weaponry and the subsequent cover-up stories. Ford informs Serizawa of what his father knows, explaining that Joe mentioned tracking a form of echolocation within Janjira, leading the team to think that the M.U.T.O. was communicating with something.
Ford is then taken to Honolulu, Hawaii to eventually return to San Francisco. In the midst of a dense forest in Honolulu, a U.S. Navy Special Forces team finds the wrecked remains of a Russian nuclear submarine that, earlier, reported an attack. While there, the winged M.U.T.O. arrives on the island, ripping apart the submarine and feeding on its reactor. After being threatened by the military it sends out an electromagnetic pulse which shuts down all electronics within miles. Meanwhile, Ford is boarding a train, where he witnesses a young boy named Akio being separated from his parents. Ford, holding Akio, assures his parents that he will return their son. After the EMP caused by the M.U.T.O., the train comes to a standstill for a moment before the power returns. Ford and Akio are almost killed by the M.U.T.O., which bites into the tracks and causes the train to derail and hang. On a different side of the city, Godzilla's arrival creates a tsunami which destroys most of Waikiki. The M.U.T.O.'s actions start a chain reaction that leads to mass destruction at Honolulu International Airport, where Godzilla arrives. After a brief fight, the M.U.T.O. flies off with Godzilla pursuing it, and the two monsters are no longer a secret as footage of the brawl airs on the news, which Elle and Sam witness.
Serizawa reports that Godzilla appeared because he heard an echolocation signal and is hunting the M.U.T.O.. They later question why the M.U.T.O. would send out a signal, and soon realize that the other spore is still active and later find out that it has hatched. The resulting hatchling, much larger in size than the first, is then found to have broken out of the repository and started attacking Las Vegas, Nevada. The team concludes that the larger M.U.T.O. is female whereas the winged one is a male and that they plan on nesting in San Francisco. Stenz approves an idea that involves attracting the monsters to a nuclear warhead and detonating it in the ocean, hoping to destroy all three monsters. Serizawa disapproves, claiming that Godzilla could be the only thing that could stop the M.U.T.O.s.
Ford, now on the mainland, journeys on a military train with a group of soldiers to get Elle and Sam out of San Francisco. The train, containing two ICBMs which were hoped to be strong enough to kill the three monsters, is destroyed by the female eight-legged M.U.T.O., who was resting on a nearby cliffside, and Ford is found the next morning, left as the only survivor. One of the warheads is consumed by the creature, while the other warhead is flown by helicopter to San Francisco. The male M.U.T.O. arrives shortly after and steals the warhead immediately after it is armed to detonate.
At this time, citizens in San Francisco are being evacuated on school buses. Elle leaves Sam with a trusted friend while she stays behind to help around in the hospital. The buses then make their way out of the city through the Golden Gate Bridge, where it is blocked off and is surrounded by the military. Godzilla resurfaces near the bridge, where the NAVY opens fire in an attempt to prevent him from entering the city, despite the protests of the soldiers on the bridge due to the presence of civilians. The commotion caused by both the military and Godzilla results in the destruction of the bridge, killing and injuring many people and only leaving two buses intact. Realizing that Godzilla may be the only thing capable of stopping the M.U.T.O.s, the military allow him to proceed into the city.
The M.U.T.O.s meet in downtown San Francisco and start building their nest after a short mating ritual. The male M.U.T.O. is attacked by Godzilla and another conflict ensues. Ford is ordered to go on a HALO drop with a team in order to retrieve the warhead from the M.U.T.O. nest and turn it off so it does not detonate in the city's center. After parachuting into the city, they quickly locate the nest. The female M.U.T.O. goes to assist the male against Godzilla, giving the team the perfect time to locate the warhead. After finding it and getting out of the nest, Ford stays and, using a damaged fuel truck, destroys the nest of eggs in a fiery explosion before the baby M.U.T.O.s could hatch. This attracts the female M.U.T.O.'s attention, and inadvertently saves Godzilla, who was being overwhelmed by the M.U.T.O.s. The M.U.T.O.s leave Godzilla and rush to their nest. The female M.U.T.O. spots Ford, but before she can kill him, he is saved by Godzilla, who knocks the female M.U.T.O. back with two blasts of his atomic breath, giving Ford the chance to escape. Before Godzilla can finish her off, the male M.U.T.O tries to attack him again, but Godzilla manages to kill the male by using his tail to slam it into the 44 Montgomery building using his tail. The building then collapses, pinning Godzilla underneath a pile of rubble and dust. Falling to the street, Godzilla sees Ford as he runs to the docks. The two briefly stare at each other before Godzilla disappears in a cloud of smoke.
The team gets to the bay and realizes they cannot disarm the warhead, and devise a plan to sail it out into the ocean, far enough to not endanger the population. While loading it onto a boat, the female M.U.T.O. recovers from her injuries, attacks the crew and kills all except Ford. Ford starts to drive the boat, but he is confronted by the female. Wounded and exhausted, he attempts to hold her back with his sidearm. However, Godzilla returns and grabs the M.U.T.O. by her neck. After a brief struggle, Godzilla directs a charged atomic ray into her throat, which causes her neck to explode, ultimately decapitating and killing her. Exhausted, Godzilla throws her head in the water and collapses on the city's shoreline. Ford drives the boat out to sea and is rescued by helicopter before the warhead detonates.
The next day, during the aftermath of the chaos, he is reunited with Sam and Elle. Godzilla is presumed dead until he wakes up in the morning. The media acknowledges Godzilla's actions, hailing him as "King of the Monsters" and debating on his role as the city's possible "savior." Godzilla lets out a final roar before returning to the ocean to lay dormant once again.
Film producer Brian Rogers met former Toho company director Yoshimitsu Banno, who had the rights to make an IMAX 3D Godzilla film. Rogers then met Toho to arrange a license to produce a 3D Godzilla film. After securing the rights, Rogers approached several film companies and Legendary Pictures agreed to work with Rogers on the project.
In August, rumors surfaced that Legendary were in talks with Toho to produce a new American Godzilla film to be released in 2012.
On March 29, it was confirmed that Legendary had acquired the rights to Godzilla. They plan to reboot the franchise with Warner Bros. co-producing and co-financing. TriStar Pictures would not be involved in the production because their rights to the character expired in 2003. Legendary plans to make the new film closer in style to the original Japanese character than TriStar's iguana-like creature. According to Thomas Tull, chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures, "Our plans are to produce the Godzilla that we, as fans, would want to see. We intend to do justice to those essential elements that have allowed this character to remain as pop culturally relevant for as long as it has".
The film was first announced at Comic-Con 2010 where an early concept art impression for the new Godzilla was revealed. Gareth Edwards, director of the movie Monsters was announced as the director. Mr. Edwards stated he knows the importance of getting the film right for the fans. In October, David Callaham was named to write the first draft of the script. After Callaham, four more people worked on the screenplay during the film's development.
David Goyer (the story writer for The Dark Knight trilogy) was announced as a writer for the film. Many fans were excited about the this choice as they say David Goyer, along with Christopher Nolan, brought justice to the Batman movies using dark themes. However, Goyer only worked for a few weeks on the script and did not get screenwriting credit.
At the 3D Summit conference held in September 2010 at Universal Studios, producer Brian Rogers confirmed the planned start date of 2012. The reboot will be a live-action project featuring a computer-generated Godzilla. Godzilla will fight at least one other monster, rather than the United States Army like in Roland Emmerich's film. It was also mentioned that Godzilla will use his atomic breath, a trademark weapon omitted by Emmerich and co-writer/producer Dean Devlin in the previous American film in favor of power breath.
In November 2011, Max Borenstein was hired to continue work on the script.
During Comic-Con 2012 in July, director Gareth Edwards participated in a Godzilla panel, in which they screened a new teaser trailer, described as so, a destroyed city is seen, as Robert Oppenheimer's speech comes in, "I am become death, destroyer of worlds" as a huge dead centipede type creature is smoldering, and finally, a roar is heard, and the camera cuts to Godzilla, true to his Japanese origins, roaring. This same trailer was leaked a year later.
On September 13, the movie's release date was announced to be May 16, 2014.
In October, Legendary announced that writer Drew Pearce would polish the final script, making the principal characters older to suit the actors that Legendary intended to cast.
On October 3, the movie was set to enter production in March 2013 in Vancouver. In addition, Drew Pearce, the screenwriter of Iron Man 3, was hired to do some rewrites to the script.
On December 18, a screenshot of what appeared to be the Godzilla trailer was posted on the Tumblr of Jordane Menard, the modeler concept and texture artist for the film. Menard has said "I'm Working on the Trailer of the next Godzilla here at MPC London as Modeler and Texture Artist. I've worked on the foreground on the building and the characters." Also, Drew Pearce was asked, on his Twitter, if there's going to be some scenes where Godzilla breathes fire, destroys buildings, taking out the military, done right and will be nothing like the 1998 film and his response was "There's a lot of it in the current trailer... but new stuff coming very soon..."
In January 2013, it was reported that Warner Brothers, in a meeting for advertisers, revealed that the film would contain two new monsters in addition to Godzilla, and the plot of the film would revolve around the story of a young U.S. Marine. David Goyer, who is also a screenwriter, stated that there were two other monsters in the script when he worked on it. Frank Darabont, the writer and director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Walking Dead, was officially added to work on the film script.
Darabont described his plans for Godzilla as returning it to a "terrifying force of nature" in interviews. The film will add a "very compelling human drama" and that Godzilla would be tied to a "different contemporary issue" rather than the original atomic bomb testing. Director Gareth Edwards, at a promotional appearance in 2012, described the tone of the film.
On March 12, in an interview with Collider.com, Gareth Edwards said that the U.S. government knew about Godzilla for some time, and that the nuclear tests that they did were actually attempts to kill him.
On the following day, it was announced the film had started production and filming on Vancouver Island. Also, Jim Rygiel, visual effects supervisor of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, has been hired to do the special effects for this film.
On March 18, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced the final principal cast for the film, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston. Also, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Brothers while Toho will be distributing it in Japan, and the film will be in 3D.
The day after, Gareth Edwards announced that they've finished filming the first scene. Also, reports of a burning helicopter and a nuclear missile being transported by a train have been cited at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, all of this is rumored to be in the movie.
On March 21, Richard T. Jones joins the cast of the movie.
On March 28, Akira Takarada, who starred in previous Godzilla films, joins the cast of the movie.
On April 5, Sally Hawkins joins the cast of the movie.
On April 17, Brian Markinson joins the cast of the movie.
On April 20, Yuki Morita joins the cast of the movie.
On April 23, it has been revealed that Godzilla will continue filming for two months in Hawaii.
On April 25, Legendary posted a picture in their wall showing a path of destruction Godzilla has left behind.
On May 2, Legendary posted a picture in their wall showing what seems to be a power plant.
On May 16, a new photo about people being hospitalized in the FEMA stadium popped up and was confirmed by Gareth Edwards appearing in it in an update.
On May 18, Legendary posted a new picture in their Twitter. Other sources, like Lainey Gossip, PUNKD Images, Spoilertv, Clayton Perry Photography, and VancityFilming have put up additional pictures and videos.
On May 22, Legendary uploaded a new photo to their Facebook page. It shows top secret documents that do not reveal much, but it also revealed a map of Maintop and Maintop Bay (Farallon Islands), which used to have nuclear waste dumped into them in real life.
On May 24, Legendary was filming a scene with what seems like a ship set.
On June 6, Legendary uploaded a new photo to their Facebook page.
On June 10, many pictures appeared on Comicbookmovie.com surrounding the filming of the film.
On June 6, many pictures featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Bryan Cranston were uploaded in m.justjared.com.
On June 17, Variety.com released an article that says that 'Godzilla' will have action figures, with Bandai America Incorporated as the film's master toy partner.
On June 18, Comingsoon.net released pictures of posters from Licensing Expo 2013, including Jurassic Park 4, Ninja Turtles, and Godzilla.
On June 19, Legendary posted a new photo on their Facebook showing a closed radioactive containment door.
What's behind the radioactive containment door?
On June 22, yvrshoots.com released pictures of Elizabeth Olsen on set.
On July 15, IGN.com released a teaser poster for the Legendary Godzilla.
On July 17, Deadline.com spotted and released an image of Godzilla from the Godzilla Encounter at SDCC 2013.
On July 17, Collider.com posted around 75 pictures of what was inside Legendary's Godzilla Encounter museum. Between the many pictures, two concept designs of the Legendary Godzilla can be seen.
On the same day, the Official Legendary Godzilla Facebook page released the third official poster for the film which reveals Godzilla's tail.
The photo of the Godzilla statue below is close to the final design.
The last day of filming was July 18, 2013.
Godzilla will be a force of nature, not an antagonist or a hero, but an anti-hero. "He's the punishment we deserve".
The theme is man versus nature, and Godzilla "is definitely on the nature side".
There's a nuclear element in the movie, and the film will be "as realistic as possible".
Toho was very involved in designing Godzilla. Edwards said "they feel we've stayed true to their roots. In the encyclopedias and books you read about Godzilla, there's these different groups - all of the Godzillas in one section and then there's the American film. I'd love ours to be considered as part of the Toho group."
" Starts off by showing a beach with atomic testing and mushroom cloud with ash falling from the sky with the Godzilla movie logo then shown. Now the footage that was shown at least year's Comic-Con is revealed, described as a "mood piece" (i.e. get the crowd excited). The footage of the destroyed city is shown with Oppenheimer's famous quote, "We knew the world would not be the same. Some people cried. Most people were silent." Gareth Edwards then steps on to the stage followed by Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Bryan Cranston. Elizabeth Olsen says she plays a mother and a nurse in Godzilla. Cranston is next kidding that he is the old guy in the film, but loved the movie monster as a kid. Says he was nervous at first about being part of such an iconic character and film. Edwards then mentions that the human characters in the film are close to Godzilla, and then tells a funny story about getting stopped at the Canadian Border with Customs telling him not to F' up the movie when they realized who he was.
Soldiers are shown running through streets and a flooded city. Cranston's character takes off his radiation suit; Olsen is shown crying. The military is then show with paratroopers and soldiers loading missiles. The shot continues, revealing a massive, skinny, four-legged monster. It seemed to have smaller arms on its chest and looked as if it had wings as well.
The next shot is from inside the airport terminal and through the glass walls, we see a plane crashing in a ball of fire right in front of the structure as the monster approaches in the background. Godzilla's foot lands in view as well.
On July 20, sometime from 10:45 to 1:15 at Comic-Con, Legendary and Warner Bros. showed a preview for the film.
On July 22, a video was uploaded to YouTube containing Godzilla's design straight from the Godzilla Encounter. It has since been taken down.
On July 25, in an interview posted on io9.com, Gareth explains some of the symbolism behind the movie.
On September 10, an image taken by a Brazilian Godzilla fan revealing the American Godzilla's final design was uploaded to Facebook.
Elizabeth Olsen described the film as "definitely not lighthearted. It's kind of going back to its roots of the original Japanese film" and that "there's a strong theme of the importance of family, as well as the theme of trying to control nature, and how that backfires in the end". Cranston said that he plays a scientist called Joseph Brody that "discovers an anomaly in some sonar, signalings, patterns, and is just starting an investigation when all hell breaks loose".
On October 4, the first teaser trailer for Godzilla was leaked. It appeared to be the first Comic-Con trailer. Four days later, a second trailer for Godzilla was leaked.
On November 12, Moviepilot.com posted an interview with Gareth Edwards, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, and Bryan Cranston.
On November 21, a full body image of the American Godzilla was leaked on an Amazon.ca page for the paperback Godzilla: With Light and Sounds!.
On December 8, the film's viral marketing campaign finally started with the M.U.T.O. Research website being launched.
On December 9, USAToday posted a few pictures from the trailer and two other pictures from the movie. On the same day, TotalFilm posted a picture which is part of the viral marketing campaign showing Turkmenistan's infamous burning "Door to Hell", which might have something to do with M.U.T.O..
Visitors to the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con received a t-shirt with an image of the new Godzilla design. The image is credited to comics and manga publisher UDON Entertainment. Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias worked with Legendary and Toho for the painting. Visitors to the Legendary Pictures booth at the convention could view an animation of the new Godzilla breathing his atomic breath superimposed over their image captured via a webcam. The augmented reality promotion was designed by Talking Dog Studios of Saskatchewan, Canada.
In the summer, Legendary opened the Godzilla Encounter, a museum where Godzilla props and merchandise can be seen, in summer. They also released a Godzilla Encounter application for iOS, and opened a Godzilla Encounter website.
On December 8, the film's viral marketing campaign started with the release of the M.U.T.O. Research website.
On December 10, Legendary finally released the official teaser trailer as well as a new poster and a new official site.
On December 11, the Japanese version of the Godzilla trailer was released and the Japanese Godzilla movie site was launched. The trailer was mostly the same, although it contains two brief new shots. TV spots have also started appearing in Japan. It has since been removed.
Toho made a couple of promotional images for the film in Japan.
On January 15, ET Canada took a look behind the scenes of the film with Bryan Cranston.
In January 2014's issue of Total Film, a few details of the film were revealed, such as Godzilla's height, the film's budget, and what fighting style Godzilla's was inspired by.
On February 25, Legendary released the main trailer for the film.
On February 27, Snickers made a commercial to promote the film.
On March 17, Godzilla: Smash3 was revealed and the Godzilla toy embargo was lifted.
On March 18, Warner Bros. released the international trailer for the film. This trailer was mostly the same as the main trailer, but contained several new scenes and dialogue.
On April 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 18th, and May 7th, 17th, and 19th, Legendary Pictures released nine TV spots for the film, each titled, in order: It Can't Be Stopped, I Can't Believe This Is Happening, Whatever It Takes, Courage, Extended Look, Nature Has An Order, You're Hiding Something, Calling, and Awaken.
On April 20, footage of Godzilla was shown at WonderCon Anaheim.
On April 21, advance tickets for Godzilla began selling.
On April 28, Legendary released the Asian trailer for the film.
On May 3, a FIAT® commercial was made to promote the film.
On May 16, Godzilla was released to American theaters. Most of its marketing from dates near the release was based on showing the film's good reviews.
For a limited time, Godzilla cup tops were available in late May in Japan. In early June, Toho put up a Godzilla display in the JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Japan. They also had a Godzilla mural created on one of the walls of Toho Studios.
In Japan, Toho made a pure gold, 24 centimeter, 15 kilogram statue of Godzilla 1989 valued at 150,000,000 yen and released pictures of it on July 14, 2014.
In Japan, a 6.6 meter Godzilla statue based on the Godzilla design is to be unveiled in a park in Tokyo. Legendary released one official picture on Facebook on the 16th of July. On July 21, the statue was unveiled officially.
In mid-July 2014, the Godzilla-movie.jp site was completely redesigned and updated. On July 16, Toho released a fourth TV spot for Godzilla, and is the only TV spot that shows Godzilla using his atomic breath.
On July 21, 2014, Toho staged a talk event with 100 young women who weren't interested in seeing Godzilla at the Tokyo Midtown shopping and entertainment complex. Godzilla actor Shiro Sano, Godzilla voice actress Haru, and film commentator LiLiCo were there, and by the end of the event got many of the girls interested. They all then took a picture with the Godzilla statue.
On August 18, 2014, Toho uploaded two more TV spots to their YouTube channel. Both spots featured the MUTOs more so than any previous trailer or TV spot.
$61.8 million were spent to advertise Godzilla through 5,115 airings of TV ads in the United States.
Godzilla made its pay cable debut on January 16, 2015 through Cinemax.
Godzilla: The IMAX Experience is an IMAX release of Legendary Pictures' American Godzilla film. It was released in theaters the same day as the film, on May 16, 2014.
"The IMAX release of Godzilla will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX's customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie."
Godzilla has received generally positive reviews by critics and fans alike. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 74% out of 100%.
Mose Persico of CTV says it's "a film not to be missed," Scott Carty of ABC TV deems it "epic for all the right reasons," Shawn Edwards of FOX TV calls it "the most incredible movie of the year," and Nancy Jay of Daybreak USA says it's "an instant classic." IGN gave it 9.0 out of 10.
The movie has also received its fair share of criticism, however. Most of the complaints revolve around the fact that Godzilla gets very little screen time, less screen time than the M.U.T.O.s in fact, and that the battles don't take up much of the movie's running time. In addition, some critics found Ford Brody to be bland and generic, and criticized marketing for misleading people to believe that Joe Brody was going to be the main character, though Bryan Cranston's performance has received universal praise.
On opening day in Japan, the film received 3.55 out of 5 stars on Yahoo! Eiga. Shinji Higuchi, director of the then-upcoming 2016 Japanese Godzilla film, later praised the film as a "masterpiece" in an interview with the Associated Press in July 2015.
The first award Godzilla received, or rather Legendary Pictures received for Godzilla, was the 'Japan Cool Content Contribution' award, or J3C, on September 13 at the Consulate General's residence. The award was crated to recognize creatives who popularize Japanese media for worldwide audiences, which the box-office successful Godzilla did. Alex Garcia attended and accepted the award on Legendary's behalf.
Godzilla was also nominated for 'Best Science Fiction Film Release,' 'Best Film Music,' and Sony's Blu-ray Toho Godzilla Collection for 'Best DVD/BD Collection Release' as part of the 41st annual Saturn Awards.
A graphic novel titled, Godzilla: Awakening, acts as the prequel to the film told from the point of view of Serizawa's father, depicting the creation of Monarch, its discovery of Godzilla, and their attempt to kill him at Bikini Atoll. It was written by Max Borenstein, the film's screenwriter, and Greg Borenstein, and illustrated by Eric Battle, Yvel Guichet, Alan Quah, and Lee Loughridge.
Main articles: Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong.
On May 18, 2014, after its successful opening weekend, a sequel was officially given the green light from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. Edwards was confirmed to be directing the sequel, but it is unknown if any of the previous cast will be returning. In a previous interview with Gareth Edwards, he said that if the film were to have a sequel that he would like to do a Destroy All Monsters-like film.
A piece of "Classified Monarch Footage," a teaser for Godzilla 2, was shown in Comic-Con 2014. According to eye-witnesses, it looked like it was put together in the 1960s, with audio of John F. Kennedy talking about threats and dangers. Text comes on the screen saying that there was one more secret: "There were others." A pterodactyl-like shadow and "CODENAME: RODAN." An extreme close-up of a giant moth creature and "CODENAME: MOTHRA." Then a silhouette and quick cuts around a dragon-like shape figure and "CODENAME: GHIDORAH." Finally, "THREAT ASSESSMENT: CONFLICT INEVITABLE," followed by "LET THEM FIGHT."
On October 14, 2015, Legendary Pictures confirmed the production of a remake of King Kong vs. Godzilla titled Godzilla vs. Kong for a 2020 release. Legendary revealed its plans to create a shared cinematic universe featuring Godzilla and King Kong, with the upcoming film Kong: Skull Island serving as the next entry. Kong: Skull Island will be released in 2017, followed by Godzilla 2 in 2019, and finally Godzilla vs. Kong in 2020. Gareth Edwards has since dropped out of Godzilla 2 to work on other projects, and Legendary is currently in search of a new director.
When Ford and Joe are searching through the ruins of the quarantine zone, the word "Mothra" can been seen printed below a glass case.
At 355 ft. tall, or 108 meters, the Godzilla in this film was originally the largest seen in the film series.
On March 31, 2015, it was confirmed that the Godzilla in Toho's Shin Godzilla would exceed the size of Legendary's Godzilla, coming in at 118.5 meters.
However, the Shin Godzilla incarnation was then knocked down a notch by Godzilla Earth, introduced in the Godzilla anime trilogy, who was confirmed to be the tallest ever seen in the films at roughly 318 meters in height.
This is the first film since Terror of Mechagodzilla where Godzilla does not intentionally cause destruction. A possible reason for this is that the director of the film, Gareth Edwards, was more familiar with the more lighthearted and heroic incarnations of the character, specifically the one from the animated series, when he was a boy growing up in Warwickshire in the center of England.
Did you like Legendary Pictures' Godzilla?
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Apparently, Richard Dawkins himself read my article and saw fit to comment on it publicly.
I thought maybe someone would tell him that a critical article had appeared in the local media, but I didn't think he'd take the time to read it.[i] And I'd never considered that nearly three million of his followers would read my name on Twitter, accompanied by various claims about how wrong I was.
I'm genuinely grateful that Richard chose to share my article, since one of the main aims of the whole exercise was to provoke public discussion. And he deserves some respect for being willing to share a piece of writing that criticised him in fairly strong terms. However, the content of his tweet deserves deeper exploration.
First, a quick disclaimer: what follows is long – probably too long. Sorry. Blog posts are usually best when they're short and snappy. This is the opposite of short and snappy. But I just couldn't see how to cover Richard's key ideas in a meaningful way without going long, and I optimistically (naively?) hope there's still a place online for extended discussion of important ideas. For some, it may help to think of this less as a regular blog post and more as a resource to skim, to share with interested friends, to read in a couple of sittings, or to email to yourself for some Sunday afternoon reading.
While I'll leave Richard's second claim (about not being vitriolic) alone for now, I'll focus on his first claim: the claim that he understands Christianity "all too well". Is that true?
But first, why does this even matter?
It matters because Richard Dawkins has a very large, very important microphone at his disposal. And how he uses that microphone matters a great deal – for at least two reasons. First, thought leaders in our society have a responsibility to understand opposing views well before they presume to speak about those views, to present the best (not the worst) version of their opponents' ideas, and to help raise the level of public debate and discussion around important issues. I believe that, over many years, Richard has failed in these areas and has inspired others to do the same, to the great detriment of public discourse about God, religion and spirituality.
Second, if Richard is indeed wrong in his understanding of Christianity, then an enormous amount of his hatred of religion is unfounded. Indeed, his unfounded hatred will have misled literally millions of people on a topic of enormous (perhaps even eternal) importance.
Now, I have some sympathy with part of Richard's point. I would join him in rejecting any system of belief that was forced down a child's throat, and I believe passionately that all children should be encouraged to think for themselves. A child's natural curiosity about the world is a delight to behold and it should be fostered, and most children are capable of deeper thought than we often give them credit for.
As with many of these points, the issue is not whether there's anything of substance behind Richard's invective. The issue is how far he pushes it all, his propensity to tar all religious people with the same brush, and his muddled application of these ideas to biblical Christianity.
I don't make that observation to boast or to claim that we're something special. On the contrary, this is very normal. It's the exact attitude I would expect and encourage any Christian parent to take.
Now, I'm also completely unashamed to say that we are raising all our children as Christians. We believe it's true, so why wouldn't we (just as a convinced atheist would raise their child within an atheistic framework and worldview)? We read the Bible with our children, we encourage them to read it on their own, we take them to church, and we pray together. We process everything through the lens of the gospel. Anything else would be intellectually dishonest and morally negligent on our part. But (and here's the part Richard clearly doesn't understand) there is no conflict between doing all this while still teaching and encouraging our children to think for themselves.
Richard makes quite a lot of this complaint; it's part of his package deal that presents religious people as ignorant, paranoid buffoons. But it doesn't match the biblical Christianity that I believe or that I'm passing on to my children, and it doesn't match the biblical Christianity of any serious believer that I know. Where I come from, we do the opposite of bury our heads in the sand: we engage our brains, we think, we explore, we ask hard questions, we search unrelentingly for truth, and we teach our children to do the same.
Richard writes: "Let children learn about different faiths, let them notice their incompatibility, and let them draw their own conclusions about the consequences of that incompatibility."[iv] To that I say a hearty 'Amen'. We do precisely this with our kids, as do most other Christian parents that I know. So, Richard, if you really understand Christianity, why all the hand wringing and arm waving? Why the false assumption that Christians aren't already teaching their children to think?
This is not so much an argument that Richard doesn't get Christianity as an argument that he doesn't get one of the basic principles of how to disagree in a civil society. But I'm throwing it in anyway, since there's also a connection to his grasp of Christianity (as I'll explain).
At his Christchurch event, Richard showed two videos: one of him confronting Ted Haggard, an American pastor (I assume), including some fairly dramatic footage of Richard and his entourage being removed from Haggard's building (because Richard had called Haggard's children 'animals' in the context of discussing evolution); and the 'Ray Comfort banana video' (which, it turns out, is another regular part of Richard's schtick).
Surely a basic principle of debate and discussion is that you tackle the best form of the opposing position, not the worst form. But time and time again I have seen Richard take the low road. He latches on to examples that reinforce his pre-existing worldview, his pre-existing hatred of religion, and treats those examples as though they encapsulate an entire worldview. And, truth be told, people have been noticing for years: Richard's approach receives more than a little criticism even from non-religious people (you can see just a few examples here, here, here and here).
And here's my connection to the bigger point: in the case of Christianity, is that because Richard is simply too lazy to acquaint himself with the best and most articulate voices in the Christian world? Is he ignorant enough to think that he's found them in those videos? Does he really see no difference between the banana video and, say, the brilliant John Lennox? Whatever the precise reason, Richard's preference for cheap mockery and easy dismissal hardly inspires confidence that he understands the Christian worldview and wants to help others do the same.
If you haven't already watched Richard's debate with John Lennox, set aside an evening and soak it in. It's great. But, as with all things Dawkins, it's not without its frustrations for Christian viewers – nowhere more so than in his cavalier and highly revealing dismissal of Jesus' resurrection.
Talk about not getting it!
Anyone who understands the Christian system of thought will understand that the resurrection is everything. Whether or not you like it and whether or not you believe it happened are, for now, beside the point. When it comes to the question of whether God exists, the resurrection is at the very heart of Christianity's answer. It is anything but petty, trivial, local, or earth-bound.
For if Jesus rose from the dead, then death is not the end – which means that materialism is wrong.
If Jesus rose from the dead, we can answer the question of God with more than a 'leap of faith' or speculation.
If Jesus rose from the dead, his claims to teach us the truth about God deserve our full attention, and he is more than just another failed wannabe messiah.
If Jesus rose from the dead, there must be a god – and we can know who that god is by looking at Jesus.
But if Jesus did not rise from the dead, then he is nobody and Christianity is nothing. It wouldn't prove that there's no god, but it would mean that Christianity has nothing of value to contribute to the discussion.
Here is Richard's chance to explore a claim that goes right to the heart of whether or not there's a god, yet he writes it off as being unworthy of even the slightest thought. How can such a man claim to truly understand Christianity?
Although, come to think of it, could there be any other reasons that Richard was so keen to move away from the topic of Jesus' resurrection? Does it not fit the narrative about Christians and their disregard for 'evidence'?
In a response to my original article, I was accused of not having read any of Richard's writing. That isn't true (as I explained here), but I do have a confession. My attempt at reading through The God Delusion from cover to cover ended on page 117 (though I later went back and read most of it, one section at a time). I was already frustrated enough by the overt aggression, the frequent misunderstandings and the lack of care taken in more than a few of the arguments, but after a while I just couldn't do it anymore.
A common argument, attributed among others to C.S. Lewis (who should have known better), states that, since Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, he must have been either right or else insane or a liar: 'Mad, Bad or God'. Or, with artless alliteration, 'Lunatic, Liar or Lord'. The historical evidence that Jesus claimed any sort of divine status is minimal. But even if that evidence were good, the trilemma on offer would be ludicrously inadequate. A fourth possibility, almost too obvious to need mentioning, is that Jesus was honestly mistaken. Plenty of people are. In any case, as I said, there is no good historical evidence.
Leave aside the claim that there is 'no good historical evidence' (which is obviously nonsense).[v] If you didn't see the problem with that paragraph the first time, re-read it and see if it jumps out at you as obviously as it should. Do you see it?
Richard thinks he's found 'a fourth possibility': "Jesus was honestly mistaken." But this supposed fourth option is simply one of Lewis' three options. He's merely restated the 'Lunatic' argument. "Jesus was honestly mistaken" is precisely what Lewis meant by the 'Lunatic' idea! Perhaps the reason it's "almost too obvious to need mentioning" is that it's already been mentioned.
Now, I admit this point is slightly tangential. Lewis' argument, while powerful and effective, is not itself 'Christianity' per se, but rather an apologetic device in defence of Christianity. But it's still a clear summary of something that goes to the heart of this belief system, and we should be troubled to see how easily Richard has missed the point.
Now, I admit that some other religions fit Richard's descriptions, but that's not the point. Remember, we're exploring whether he understands Christianity "all too well". So the point is that he lumps all religions together without distinction ("this applies to Christianity no less than to Islam").
But this is most emphatically not what biblical Christianity is about. When the Bible uses the word 'faith', it never uses it in a way that fits any of Richard's descriptions. The Bible's use of the word 'faith' is synonymous with 'trust', 'reliance' or 'dependence'. We trust the trustworthy. We rely on the reliable. We depend on the dependable. And God shows himself to be worthy of our trust, reliance and dependence by giving us historical evidence upon which we can build our trust (aka: faith). This happens in much the same way that one person builds trust in another: on the basis of the evidence.
At the heart of this claim is the historical evidence for the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We are called to trust Jesus because these events show him to be worthy of our trust.
This claim moves Christianity out of the realm of opinion or preference – a 'faith' that we can accept if we happen to like its moral and ethical outlook, but which we can equally well reject if we prefer, say, Islam, Buddhism or Atheism – and into the realm of being either true or false. Unlike almost any other religion, Christianity is 'falsifiable'; that is, it could theoretically be disproven if Jesus' death and resurrection were shown not to have happened. On the other side of the coin, the compelling and far-reaching historical evidence around Jesus is worthy of anyone's time and attention. If these events happened as described in the Bible, then Jesus deserves the trust and worship of all people everywhere.
And while these events can never be 'proven' or 'disproven' in the strict sense (words that only truly apply to the realm of mathematics), we can certainly reach reasoned, logical, careful conclusions – based on the evidence – as to whether or not they happened.
For now, the point is not to share this evidence or to argue that it's persuasive.[x] I'm simply trying to show that Richard's categories of understanding are fundamentally flawed. Every sensible Christian I know (and every sensible Christian I know of from history) has no interest in 'faith' that 'isn't based on evidence', or 'lacks evidence', or that keeps us from 'the need to think and evaluate evidence', or that 'requires no justification', or that 'brooks no argument'. On the contrary, Christians love evidence, need evidence, demand evidence, and stand ready and willing to provide others with evidence to support their beliefs.
Ergo, Richard is wrong to repeatedly assert that Christianity advocates or relies on the kind of 'faith' that he describes.
Now, I've built a lot on Richard's misapprehension of one little word. So before moving on, a word about words: they're slippery little suckers. Sometimes, the accepted meaning of a word changes over time. That's okay; it's a legitimate part of how language works. Take the word 'literally'. I recently heard a football commentator, wanting to emphasise how well a player was performing, say, "he is literally on fire". And when I asked my friend how her new teaching job was going, she replied, "they literally threw me in at the deep end". Well, no – that player was metaphorically on fire, and they metaphorically threw you in at the deep end (I hope…). But, somehow, we live in a time where it's become acceptable and meaningful to use 'literally' in this way. These are the quirks of language in the real world.
However, none of this excuses Richard's deep misunderstanding around the word 'faith'. People are, of course, free to use 'faith' to mean 'belief that isn't based on evidence' if they want to. But what you may not do is say to someone else, "here's how I define 'faith', so I'm going to force that definition on all your usage of 'faith', too".
Responding to all this by saying, "But Richard's definition matches what's in my dictionary" is irrelevant. What matters is not whether Richard's definition matches the dictionary's, but whether Richard has properly apprehended the Christian belief system.
Imagine me saying to Richard, "Let me tell you what you mean by 'evolution'," then proceeding to critique him based on my definition of his word. He'd rightly object. So why, then, does Richard give himself permission to look Christians in the eye and boldly declare, "let me tell you what you mean by 'faith'," before critiquing his definition of our word? It's the height of either arrogance or ignorance, or possibly both.
Let me drive home the point with a case study: Richard's total misunderstanding of 'Doubting Thomas'.
[S]cience is not just religion and it doesn't just come down to faith. Although it has many of religion's virtues, it has none of its vices. Science is based upon verifiable evidence. Religious faith not only lacks evidence, its independence from evidence is its pride and joy, shouted from the rooftops. Why else would Christians wax critical of Doubting Thomas? The other apostles are held up to us as exemplars of virtue because faith was enough for them. Doubting Thomas, on the other hand, required evidence. Perhaps he should be the patron saint of scientists.
The story of 'Doubting Thomas' appears in chapter 20 of John's biography of Jesus.[xi] Now, please don't take my word for it on any of this. Read this text for yourself, and see whether it fits with Richard's retelling of the story.
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." 26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." 28 Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" 29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." 30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
What do we learn from some simple exegesis of this text?
First, it's one hundred percent clear that the other disciples are NOT commended for believing something in the absence of evidence (as Richard would have you believe). On the contrary; they believe because they have seen the evidence! Verse 20 makes this crystal clear: "he showed them his hands and side". Their hearts and minds are won over by the evidence.
Richard wants us to believe that "the apostles are held up to us as exemplars of virtue because faith was enough for them".[xii] But, as you've seen for yourself, this is incorrect. They believe precisely because of the evidence. The difference between Thomas and the other disciples is NOT that Thomas demands evidence while the others are content with evidence-free 'faith'. The difference is that they have seen the evidence, while Thomas has not (verse 24).
But that all changes in verse 27, when Thomas sees the same evidence that the disciples saw in verse 20. Based on this evidence, Thomas concludes that Jesus is trustworthy; he stops doubting, and believes (i.e. he has 'faith').
Did Jesus cast Thomas away – perhaps with a dismissive, "How dare you demand evidence, Thomas! Where is your faith?" Not at all. Rather, Jesus provides Thomas with the evidence that he seeks (the first part of verse 27). Then, and only then, does Jesus call on Thomas to 'believe' (to have faith, in the second part of verse 27).
Now, in one sense it would have been convenient to end my quotation at verse 28, because verse 29 is sometimes taken to provide mild support for Richard's view. Is Jesus advocating belief in the absence of evidence after all?
First of all, verse 29 does nothing to overturn what we've seen so far. Second, note again that Jesus never demeans or criticises Thomas for demanding evidence.
But, more importantly, note the context – for this actually ends up supporting the Christian view and refuting Richard's. What comes after verse 29? Yep, verses 30-31. So what are Jesus (verse 29) and John (verses 30-31) saying together? They're combining to say that we, the readers of John's historical, eyewitness account, are the blessed ones!
Even though we didn't see the evidence for ourselves, we can still believe (just as Thomas and the others did) based on reading John's eyewitness testimony – which is a completely legitimate form of evidence. John, who saw the whole thing, took the time to write an account of all that Jesus did so that you and I could have (real) faith in Jesus.
Dismiss John's eyewitness testimony as being unreliable if you must (a point which I would vigorously argue on another occasion, and which I even wrote a book about just to make sure), but if that's your first reaction then you've missed the point. Actually, you've conceded the point. Whether or not it's true, this is how Christianity understands itself and how our belief system works. It is most definitely NOT about believing something in the absence of evidence. It is about believing that Jesus is the Christ because we are persuaded by the historical, eyewitness testimony of those who walked with him, talked with him, watched him in action, saw him crucified, saw and touched him after he had risen bodily from death, and had their lives changed by him.
I've walked slowly, deliberately and maybe even a bit boringly through this text to make a simple but vital point: Richard assures me and his Twitter followers that he understands Christianity "all too well". But when trying to show that apparent understanding – to demonstrate that Christianity is about "belief that isn't based on evidence" – he takes his readers to this incident. But anyone who takes the time to actually read about 'Doubting Thomas' will see the truth. Richard has scored a spectacular own goal.
It's said that we move through four levels of competence in learning various skills: Unconscious Incompetence (you don't know how to do something, but you don't even recognise the problem); Conscious Incompetence (you lack the understanding or skill, but at least you're aware of the lack); Conscious Competence (you're starting to get it, but it still takes concentration and work); and Unconscious Competence (you've had so much practice that the skill becomes second nature).
If even part of my analysis is right, where does Richard sit with regard to his grasp of Christianity? To be sure, he is a good Scientist and a highly gifted communicator. But he clearly lacks the gift of understanding biblical Christianity. Not only does he lack a proper understanding of Christianity; he doesn't even know that he lacks a proper understanding.
Yet he is the most dangerous kind of unconsciously incompetent – holding forth with great confidence and aggression, seeking and finding a willing audience with itching ears, and leading them badly astray.
And to those who aren't Christians but are willing to think and engage (i.e. you're not just an Angry Atheist looking for a fight).[xiii] First, well done on making it this far into a long-winded article. I wish it were otherwise, but the war of ideas sometimes needs to be waged slowly and carefully. But if you think this is long, it's just the beginning! Christianity is a profound, interwoven system of thought that touches on every area of life and would never be exhausted with a lifetime of study.
But maybe, just maybe, this has given you something to chew on. Maybe up until now you've believed Dawkins' distorted version of Christianity, or something like it. Maybe the best and most important thing you could do – today, or ever – would be to take the time to figure out: Is there anything to this Christianity thing? Is this Jesus guy really worth my time? Is there any good reason to believe that he is who Christians claim he is? If Dawkins is confused, how can I make sure I don't join him?
[i] It's possible that Richard never actually read my article, but that an exuberant aide saw the article and suggested something like, "This could make a good tweet to help sell a few more tickets". This is pure speculation on my part.
[ii] There is obviously much, much more than could have been said. If you're up for reading a book about all this, try The Dawkins Delusion by Alister McGrath or Gunning for God by John Lennox. If you're an atheist who loves Dawkins, this editorial from New Humanist, the quarterly magazine of the Rationalistic Association, is instructive (Dawkins is called "a case study in how not to do it"). This is but one example of the huge catalogue of thoughtful atheists who long for better public debate and want to distance themselves from Dawkins and his methodology.
[iii] See, for example, The God Delusion, page 25 and pages 381-2.
[iv] The God Delusion, pages 382-3.
[v] A brief account of this evidence can be found in my The Book of Books: A short guide to reading the Bible (Matthias Media, 2016). An even briefer account, together with other recommended resources, will follow in an upcoming blog post.
[vi] 'Is Science a Religion?', essay from Science in the Soul (Transworld Digital, 2017), location 3585.
[ix] The God Delusion (10th anniversary edition; Random House, 2016), p. 347.
[x] A brief account of this evidence can be found in my The Book of Books: A short guide to reading the Bible (Matthias Media, 2016). An even shorter account, together with other recommended resources, will follow in an upcoming blog post.
[xi] Bear in mind that, at this point, we're not debating the historical reliability of this text or any similar issues; we're simply taking the text on its own terms to understand what Christianity as a system of thought says about 'Doubting Thomas'.
[xii] Note that Richard uses the word 'apostles' where the text uses the word 'disciples'. Does he understand the difference? Wait, of course he does; he understands Christianity "all too well".
[xiii] If you're an Angry Atheist, I've given you plenty of fodder to go blog about why I'm an idiot and why Atheists are smarter than Christians. Grab as many quotes as you want and go for it. Be sure to ignore all the evidence I mentioned above. And close the door on your way out so the rest of us can think and talk together respectfully. Thanks.


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Convocation: 103 students bag First Class at Nigeria Open University
March 23, 2019 Agency Report
NOUN Headquarters
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) on Saturday graduated 20, 799 students for the 2019 with 103 of them getting First Class honours in various academic disciplines.
Prof. Abdalla Adamu, NOUN's Vice Chancellor, disclosed this during the institution's convocation ceremony in Abuja.
According to him, the university has the highest single graduation of students in a single year in Nigeria, urging them to be good ambassadors in the society.
"The massive increase in the number of graduands this year is a clear indication of increasing confidence reposed by Nigerians.
"The university in the last three years has continued to grow in leaps and bounds, maintaining e central credo in order to solve its problem.
"As a weapon of mass instruction, people are now accepting Open Distance Learning (ODL) as a way and system of self-training," he said.
Mr Adamu said that the Presidential Assent to the amendment of NOUN Bill would empower the institution to enter into negotiations with the authorities in charge of the Law School and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
He said NOUN also had the same power and functions and the same administrative structures as other universities, thus eliminating discrimination against its products.
"NOUN together with 44 universities entered the open competition and its proposal on technologically enhanced learning was adjudged winner of the category.
"In addition, the center will offer six short courses in Leaders and project management, database management, learning technology and enterprise architecture.
"However, I also congratulate the students who with much dedication made it to this point, I challenge you to remain good ambassadors of the university, " he said. (NAN)
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Ted Baker earned their reputation as 'No Ordinary Designer Label' in part for offering an in-store laundry service back in the late 1980s. What began as a menswear retailer has since become one of the fastest-growing lifestyle brands in the UK, offering a range of collections including womenswear, accessories, fragrance, skincare, footwear, eyewear and watches. Ted Baker operates stores throughout the UK and internationally and also sells through leading department stores.
Ted Baker wanted to introduce their collection by making an appearance during the all-important discovery phase of wedding planning. People look to Pinterest when planning life events, so the platform is a natural fit for both brides and grooms-to-be as they collect and share ideas for their big day. Weddings are one of the top search topics for Pinners in the UK.
People searching for wedding and bridal inspiration on Pinterest would see Promoted Pins and wedding inspired boards from Ted Baker. The bespoke editorial Pin content and boards—Wed with Ted—were created for both brides and grooms to help them on their big day with useful content such as ideas for pairing dresses with shoes and accessories, ways to fold a silk square and skincare regimen suggestions for grooms.
The brand extended the campaign to their stores by creating paper versions of their favorite Pins. Each Pin included a Pincode so people could just scan the paper, and head directly to Ted Baker's content on Pinterest. The in-store component helped further boost awareness about the wedding collection and drove even more traffic to both Pinterest and the Tie the Knot collection on TedBaker.com.
Using Pinterest Analytics, the brand identified the campaign's most popular content and learned where potential customers dropped off in the experience—knowledge they can incorporate into next season's campaign. The appointment-booking Pin drove the highest number of website visits, proving that the brand reached the right audience on the platform, and Pinners want to continue the connection and learn more offline.


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package ghidra.app.plugin.core.decompile.actions;

import static ghidra.app.plugin.core.decompile.actions.PCodeCfgGraphTask.PcodeGraphSubType.*;

import java.util.*;

import ghidra.app.plugin.core.decompile.actions.PCodeCfgGraphTask.PcodeGraphSubType;
import ghidra.app.plugin.core.graph.AddressBasedGraphDisplayListener;
import ghidra.framework.plugintool.PluginTool;
import ghidra.program.model.address.*;
import ghidra.program.model.pcode.HighFunction;
import ghidra.program.model.pcode.PcodeBlockBasic;
import ghidra.service.graph.*;
import ghidra.util.exception.AssertException;

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On Friday we mentioned that the Virginia State Senate looked close to passing a state-wide smoking ban. What follows is a closer look at that bill.
The ominously-titled "Virginia Smoke Free Air Act" would repeal the also ominously-titled, but significantly less-restrictive, "Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act." The Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act only requires restaurants over a certain size to provide a non-smoking section and forbids local governments from passing any ban that is more restrictive.
"Public place" means any enclosed area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted, including but not limited to, banks, bars, educational facilities, healthcare facilities, hotel and motel lobbies, laundromats, public transportation facilities, reception areas, retail food production and marketing establishments, retail services establishments, retail stores, shopping malls, sports arenas, theaters, and waiting rooms. "Public place" shall include a private club when being used for a function to which the general public is invited; however, a private residence is not a "public place" unless being used as a child care, adult day care, or healthcare facility.
In short, with the small exceptions of tobacco shops, tobacco factories, labeled "smoking" hotel rooms, and private residences (with caveats on that listed above), this constitutes a complete statewide ban on smoking. A more cynical person might be thankful that a ban on smoking in multi-unit houses wasn't included, as is being considered in Belmont, California.
Any proprietor of any establishment, building, or area that is subject to the smoking restrictions provided in this article who fails to comply with such restrictions shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200 for the first offense and $500 for any subsequent offense.
Overall, the proposed Virginia smoking ban is just like every other smoking ban: a paternalistic infringement on individual liberty and property rights.
Living in Arizona, I didn't even know Virginia was considering a ban. In fact, I was under the impression that state was pretty respectful of citizens' rights. What happened?
Besides, isn't VA where smokers from MD and DC go to partake in "public"?
Of course Virginia's considering a ban. Doing so actually allows politicians – liberal or conservative – to look like they're working, while at the same time avoiding more serious issues. Here in DC, the local pols ought to be more worried about protecting the people of this city from second hand bullets, bad schools, violent crime, traffic, etc.
What's genuinely Orwellian about the Virginia legislation is the idea that even a private club isn't exempt from the law. I've long been a proponent of the idea that cigar smokers and retailers should join together to open up their own private clubs or bars (such as the Metropolitan Cigar Club in New Jersey or the upstairs cigar lounge at Holt's in Philadelphia). The Virginia law would make even these private lounges impossible to operate. And all the while, Virginia's politicians will still have tobacco's healthy tax revenue floating to Richmond.
If there's any good news, it's coming from Colorado, where bar owners are openly challenging the Smoke Free laws – and winning (http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/10887395/detail.html). This win is by no means a trend, but it's a nice moment of common sense amidst the anti-smoking hysteria.
Thanks for your valuable comments, as well as for bringing that uplifting story from Colorado to our attention.
I think you are misreading the privatee club provision. Private clubs would be subject to the smoking provision only WHEN THEY ARE PROVIDING A PUBLIC FUNCTION. How about this amendment: "Operators of affected establishments can apply for a waiver to the smoking ban and pay an additional 5% "smoking" sales tax on all revenue. In addition, such establishments will install within 5 years an indoor air filtration system." This would provide enough economic incentive for a high percentage of places to be smoke free and get the smoking nannies off your back.
As one who lives in VA, and is quite familiar with the local political establishment (despite the moniker), while of course I don't like the fact that the Senate may pass, it's still got to get through the house. And as a general rule in VA, the Senate is QUITE a bit more liberal than the house. The Senate's come close on this issue before, but even if they pass it still has to get through the House. For an illustration of the disparity between the Senate and the House, look at some of the gun rights legislation from last year as an example.
Now that's not to say that Virginians shouldn't protest to their state Senators and Reps (while I have, I don't think my representation in Arlington is very open to our arguments).
i have to leave bars often because the smoke becomes too much for my eyes and throat. if they invite the public in, they have to follow a different set of rules- its not paternalism these people are taking away my right to visit public places and enjoy myself. i favor the smoking ban.
Great post on why you're against smoking bans – thanks for the food for thought. I've invited a few bloggers to my site to weigh in on their thoughts — please join us!
I'm an occasional cigar smoker and 'at-home' pipe smoker. What does it take to establish a legal "private club" so that I and my friends can enjoy our occasional puff? I'm searching for some free legal advice so that, if practical, some of us can establish our own private puffers club.
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As a VA citizen, resident, and cigar smoker…I personally hate Tim Kaine.


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René Vidal elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows
René Vidal, the Herschel L. Seder Professor of Biomedical Engineering, director of MINDS, and ICM core faculty member has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows. AIMBE Fellows are considered the most distinguished and accomplished leaders in the fields of medical and biological engineering, and are chosen for making contributions to those fields that have the potential to change the world. Vidal was recognized for outstanding contributions to medical image analysis and medical robotics. Vidal joined Johns Hopkins in 2004. He holds joint appointments in the departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering. He is the director of the Mathematical Institute for Data Science and the Vision Dynamics and Learning Lab, and is also a professor in the Institute for Computational Medicine, the Center for Imaging Science, and the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics. Vidal's research focuses on the development of theory and algorithms for the analysis of complex high-dimensional datasets such as images, videos, time-series and biomedical data. His lab creates new technologies for a variety of biomedical applications, including detection, classification, and tracking of blood cells in holographic images, classification of embryonic cardio-myocytes in optical images, and assessment of surgical skill in surgical videos.
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package io.milton.davproxy.adapter;

import io.milton.http.Request.Method;
import io.milton.http.*;
import io.milton.http.exceptions.BadRequestException;
import io.milton.http.exceptions.NotAuthorizedException;
import io.milton.http.exceptions.NotFoundException;
import io.milton.http.http11.auth.DigestResponse;
import io.milton.davproxy.content.FolderHtmlContentGenerator;
import io.milton.httpclient.Host;
import io.milton.resource.*;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

/**
 *
 * @author brad
 */
public class RootFolder implements CollectionResource, GetableResource, DigestResource, PropFindableResource {
    // This is the host name which this resource was resolved on. It is NOT the name
    // of any remote webdav host
    // This is the host name which this resource was resolved on. It is NOT the name
    // of any remote webdav host
    private final String hostName;
    /**
     * These are the root folders we will present to end users, which are the
     * remote webdav hosts being accessed.
     */
    /**
     * These are the root folders we will present to end users, which are the
     * remote webdav hosts being accessed.
     */
    private final Map<String, Host> roots;
    private final RemoteDavResourceFactory davResourceFactory;
    private final FolderHtmlContentGenerator contentGenerator;
    private final io.milton.http.SecurityManager securityManager;
    private final RemoteManager remoteManager;

    public RootFolder(String host, Map<String, Host> roots, final RemoteDavResourceFactory davResourceFactory, FolderHtmlContentGenerator contentGenerator, io.milton.http.SecurityManager securityManager, RemoteManager remoteManager) {
        this.davResourceFactory = davResourceFactory;
        this.contentGenerator = contentGenerator;
        this.securityManager = securityManager;
        this.remoteManager = remoteManager;
        this.hostName = host;
        this.roots = roots;
    }

    @Override
    public Resource child(String childName) {
        Host h = roots.get(childName);
        if (h == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return new MappedHostResourceAdapter(childName, h, securityManager, hostName, contentGenerator, remoteManager);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public List<? extends Resource> getChildren() {
        List<Resource> list = new ArrayList<Resource>();
        for (Entry<String, Host> root : roots.entrySet()) {
            MappedHostResourceAdapter mappedHost = new MappedHostResourceAdapter(root.getKey(), root.getValue(), securityManager, hostName, contentGenerator, remoteManager);
            list.add(mappedHost);
        }
        return list;
    }

    @Override
    public String getUniqueId() {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public String getName() {
        return "";
    }

    @Override
    public Object authenticate(String user, String password) {
        return securityManager.authenticate(user, password);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean authorise(Request request, Method method, Auth auth) {
        return securityManager.authorise(request, method, auth, this);
    }

    @Override
    public String getRealm() {
        return securityManager.getRealm(hostName);
    }

    @Override
    public Date getModifiedDate() {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public String checkRedirect(Request request) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void sendContent(OutputStream out, Range range, Map<String, String> params, String contentType) throws IOException, NotAuthorizedException, BadRequestException, NotFoundException {
        String uri = HttpManager.request().getAbsolutePath();
        contentGenerator.generateContent(this, out, uri);
    }

    @Override
    public Long getMaxAgeSeconds(Auth auth) {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public String getContentType(String accepts) {
        return "text/html";
    }

    @Override
    public Long getContentLength() {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public Object authenticate(DigestResponse digestRequest) {
        return securityManager.authenticate(digestRequest);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isDigestAllowed() {
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public Date getCreateDate() {
        return null;
    }

}