i rent this shortly after rent ben stein expel and think it would interest to compare them . before i go far and it seem only fair that i point out the follow so a reader can see if i be prejudice or not . i be try to be objective and for the record . i tend to enjoy maher hbo show now and then and though i rarely think he the source of the humor . i do not really care for his stand up either . but he make some good point on the show now and again and and i like politically incorrect and though he be still fairly politically correct ( which i deem a negative because the very term sound orwellian or at least fascist ) . a for my religious view and i will say for simplicity sake that i be a non denom . christian with some view that be objectivist and some that be agnostic mixed in . that be say and this a bad documentary for reason that haven not be touch on yet by many reviewer though the one mention be valid too . the reason it not convince isn not just that he argue the main point without let others talk ( and his point boil down to nothing logical either and it just come on and really . which isn not a point and just a question . try david hume if you want a decent argument . ) . the reason this isn not convince lie in his lack of expert on the subject matter . i saw this about 2 month ago and i only recall him talk to one person whose credential a a professional be mention if he wasn not a clergyman . there be probably hundred of scientist or at least professor with master or doctorate willing to do a bit of verbal sparring and particularly in the field of history and anthropology or a host of others . if one compare this to ben stein expel represent no intelligence allow he will find that stein interview about 30 credentialed professor and professional and clergy and etc . he do this with a variety of source with various background . he also make a point in his film regard freedom of thought and education . maher could easily have point out wrong commit by theocratic rule throughout century or persecution from this . instead he idiotically refer to the 20th century secular totalitarian regime a evidence of why secularism need more socio political power . ( it in the bonus feature where he stand in front of the anne frank house i think . ) this be a true orwellian head trip . he blame christianity in particular on many pointless death which have have it share and though far small than most . without even include a basic view of the evidence . perhaps this be because that argument be dwarf by secular humanism miserable record of the 20th century alone . another glare weakness be his unwillingness to talk to anyone that would be consider a moderate or average practitioner . he pick out the weak gazelle of the herd . how difficult be that . how do prove the existence of exception move toward disprove the general rule . it do not . wow and so people in cult think outside of the norm . how enlighten to know this . great work maher . again and it would be fairly easy to interview someone like laurence vance and include his work on refute the idea of patriotic duty that demand a person fight in any war his country be involve in . beyond all that and he just not that funny here . some of the clip that be overlay in clever out of context or irreverent way might garner a laugh and but mostly work to illustrate how a real contextual argument from maher will not be forthcoming and much less convincing . he spend most of his time bashing christian and spout inaccuracy and and interview fringe group that he doesn not allow to really answer his question . for the record and there be good question to honestly ask of religious folk and many they should ask of themselves . he touch on almost none of these . i get the feeling that i could have respond much good to most of his question than the people he interview and but the whole thing reek of deck stack in term of what be include and what be edit out .