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1. gizmodo.com › contact-is-more-than-a-movie-aboutContact Is More Than a Movie About Science vs. Religion - Gizmodo

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   Jul 11, 2017 · Contact takes the two equally compelling sides of the argument and personifies them with Jodie Foster’s scientist Ellie Arroway and Matthew McConaughey’s religious scholar Palmer Joss. Science ...

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2. www.imdb.com › title › tt7476416Dark Web (2017) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

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   Dark Web (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. ... See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by .

3. www.charactour.com › view › Palmer-JossPalmer Joss from Contact - CharacTour

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   Palmer Joss is a part of a panel to select the first human who will go into outer space to meet with the newly discovered life forms. But if he wants to be objective, he needs to find a way to balance his relationship with Ellie and his devotion to the pursuit of truth. Personality… intelligent, kind, and skeptical of society’s reliance on ...

4. www.moviequotes.com › s-movie › contact“Contact” quotes - Movie Quotes

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   more on this quote ››. “There are four hundred billion stars out there, just in our galaxy alone. If only one out of a million of those had planets, and just of out of a million of those had life, and just one out of a million of those had intelligent life; there would be literally millions of civilizations out there.”.

5. www.slashfilm.com › 994523Matthew McConaughey's Contact Role Seemed Hand-Crafted For Him

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   Sep 6, 2022 · By 1997, the John Grisham adaptation "A Time to Kill" had established McConaughey as an up-and-coming leading man, but Palmer Joss is a character he identified with to such an extent that he was ...

6. theconversation.com › contact-and-carl-sagans‘Contact’ and Carl Sagan’s faith - The Conversation

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   Nov 10, 2017 · Sagan the believer. Contact makes that reconciliation happen by establishing careful parallels between religious faith and the scientific enterprise as seen in Arroway’s journey and testimony ...

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   Is Palmer Joss against science?

   • It's not that Palmer Joss is against science per se, just “The men who deify it at the expense of human truth.” Get to Know him in... Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence.

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   Who is Palmer Joss?

   • Christian philosopher. Palmer Joss has always been drawn to the big questions, hence his involvement with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) program. Relationship Status… involved with the scientist who first discovered extraterrestrial signals, Dr. Ellie Arroway.

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   Why is Palmer Joss a Christian?

   • Palmer Joss has always had a gift for theological inquiry, which led him to his career as a Christian thinker. Living… in strange times. The twentieth century might have brought great scientific progress, but Palmer Joss is skeptical about its effects. As he asks, “Is the world fundamentally a better place because of science and technology?

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   Is Palmer Joss based on a true story?

   • Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality. Palmer Joss has always been drawn to big questions, hence his involvement with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence program.

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   Is Palmer Joss a 'fundamentalist'?

   • For one thing, the novel has two “fundamentalist” characters instead of one. The sympathetic Palmer Joss (played by Matthew McConaughey in the film) is a kind of young Billy Graham figure. He’s patriotic, nonpartisan, and seeks a “middle course” on issues of science and religion.

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   What does Ellie Arroway say to Palmer Joss?

   • Ellie Arroway: Funny, I've always believed that the world is what we make of it.” “- Palmer Joss: Your dad. Did you love him? - Ellie Arroway: Yes, very much. - Palmer Joss: Prove it.” Matthew McConaughey - Palmer Joss “You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares.

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8. drdmoviemusings.blogspot.com › 2010 › 05DRD's Movie Musings: Contact: Palmer Joss is one of my heroes

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   May 24, 2010 · Contact: Palmer Joss is one of my heroes. Contact is the story of a scientist who, through an unexplainable experience, opens up to previously dismissed possibilities about the nature and mysteries of our existence. Ellie Arroway is your garden variety young scientist, pure and noble in her utter trust in science as the path to discovering truth.