Life of Pi is a novel by Yann Martel, a Canadian of French origin who studied philosophy in college. The novel was made into a movie by Ang Lee, and released in theaters in the U.S. one week ago.

I read the novel, since I kept hearing that it was a pro-spirituality book. The book says that it will “make you believe in God.”

But after reading it, I wanted to throw it in a dumpster. I took it as a cleverly constructed story to convey the idea that all the religions are fictions just like novels. This message is conveyed, I thought, through the “framing story” that opens and closes the book. The book is pro-fiction, and in that sense pro-religion. But the book meant, I thought, to show and prove that all the religions are nothing more than fiction stories that provide us with comfort.

I haven’t seen the movie version, though I’ve heard it is very faithful to the book.

Anyone see the movie? Anyone see atheism being promoted in that movie?