Woody Allen vs Billy Gram

Watching the interview between Woody Allen and Billy Gram there were several things that appeared to be quite interesting and very humorous. Both Woody Allen and Billy Gram have very different schools of thought and therefore approached the issue of religion, faith and god with vastly unique understandings.

Woody Allen was coming at it from a comedian’s viewpoint whereas Billy Gram was expressing his opinions from his very strong Christian beliefs. Therefore I find it difficult to compare and contrast the two as their beliefs are worlds apart. Woody Allen doesn’t even believe in God whereas Billy Gram was quoting the Bible literally in every sentence. Also this interview doesn’t reflect the true beliefs of Woody Allen because in the show he was paid to make people laugh and therefore he was just doing his job.

Woody Allen seemed to be looking at the short term consequences for everything whereas Billy Gram was talking about the bigger picture. There seemed to be an absence of a frame for Woody Allen. He judged everything as they would benefit him best in a particular situation. From what I understood from the interview, Woody Allen was trying to argue an attempt of living life without religious guidance. His words seemed to be alluding to the idea of living a life without religious guidance but at the same time not to lose ones identity.