Big Bang Theory
Jul 10
Posted: under Uncategorized.
Tags: big bang, creationism, intelligent design, tv show
Recently I caught an episode of the comedy series on CBS called “Big Bang Theory”. I can’t say I’m a fan, I didn’t even note the date and time, in fact I even had to do a search to find out which network just so I could write this blog. If you’ve never seen an episode you’re not missing much. I can’t really present a valid critique of the series since I’ve only seen such a limited quantity of the show, but I do want to state something I found interesting.
I’m as guilty as many others who subscribe to creationism and intelligent design as the explanation for how we got here in the first place. We pre-form an opinion from the title and decide that we want to send some kind of message to the networks and writers by refusing to watch such garbage. But on this particular instance I was sitting in my recliner with my laptop on my lap playing solitaire, and the remote was clear across the room when this program came on. So I didn’t get up to change the channel. So there it was, and I probably focused more on the cards than the TV, but nonetheless it was infiltrating my senses. Here is my analysis of what I perceived from this episode.
The show has little or nothing to do with the “Big Bang Theory” other than that involves a small group of guys who presumably have higher than normal IQs; have an interest in math, science, and sci-fi; and the catchy title gives the cutesie theme song a reason to exist. The general premise of the show seems to center around this clutch of “geniuses” who can’t seem to comprehend the realities of life that revolve around them. In a very real sense they echo the words of the Apostle Paul in Romans 1:21-22: “Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
So, as a comedy the show tends to be ridiculous. We see the intelligentsia as eccentric, pathetic, blind, and foolish. Perhaps we come away from the experience with the thought, “the ‘Big Bang Theory’ is ridiculous”. And maybe we’re just referring to the show, or maybe we’re referring to the alternate explanation for our existence. The Big Bang Theory is ridiculous.
Tracy Henness
