I first watched this as a teenager. Even then I could realize this episode rubbed me the wrong way. As an adult I rewatched this, it still was not good. It's very one-sided. It portrays Maya's lack of belief and Farkle's adherence to science as bad, or that if you aren't religious you must have a bad life like her, and you have no morality. Meanwhile, Riley and Lucas's vague beliefs in a god make them good people. Maya and Farkle need to be pushed to understand Riley and Lucas belief's, but Riley and Lucas are not challenged to understand Maya and Farkle's lack of beliefs. Along with very bad comparisons they act like are smart, such as "oh you can't see air, and air exists therefore god exists even though you can't see god." (even though there are actual ways we know air is there, as we can feel it and breathe it...) and also Maya is convinced to pray at the end even though she wasn't religious. I feel like there is a much better way to have gone about this. While the ending was okay in how they accept their beliefs, the middle was really bad. It's frustrating that both sides weren't equally challenged.
Review of Girl Meets Belief
