From the comments at the link:
"Some of the Christian arguments do seem weak, yes. However, the fact that commenters, even here among the wise and good, misrepresent what is actually believed by Christians should give the undecided and the agnostic some pause. If Mere Christianity is so obviously wrong, why do its critics describe it so inaccurately? Wouldn't it be sufficient to criticise the real article? Do they not apprehend what is said? Are they intentionally lying? Is there a laziness in thought? I don't know, but in discussions such as this it seems the most obvious fact in evidence, whatever the explanation."
That was where Joseph Campbell really lost my respect. If he was going to be so inaccurate about the Christian "myths" in his own backyard, how could I trust what he said about myths from around the world?
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This song is haunting, although not directly applicable to my personal experience.
There's an interesting semi-parallel in Revelation 7:17 and 8:1:
"...and God shall wipe all tears from their eyes. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour."
Some years back there were some public comments from famous authors about the Susan in the Narnia books not being present for the Final Battle and what followed. It was framed as bigotry against women and people of average morals.
Neil Gaiman's came in the form of a short story, "The Problem of Susan," which from an excerpt I found is apparently quite vile.
Gaiman has fallen out of public favor as allegations against him have begun to surface.
Two other authors were J. K. Rowling, who ought to know better, and Phillip Pullman, who also writes vile stories, I've been told.
Pastor Douglas Wilson has a lucid, sensitive, and rather long rebuttal to the Problem of Susan; link below.
My own, lesser contribution here, is that C. S. Lewis was a fan of George MacDonald, and MacDonald wrote some vivid portrayals of spiritual devolution. In The Princess and Curdie, Curdie was given the ability to discern which beast a person's moral character was descending into by holding their hand. In ...
