Excerpt from G. K. Chesterton's "The Everlasting Man"
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That's an oversimplification of fiction (or myth), but I see no reason to explore that further at this point. Between this and my original account (Gregory), we've gone over it.
If fiction can communicate truths about the human condition and guide someone towards a better life, it's solid. If that requires devotion, so be it. But there's a subjective element to that which is why I said it was in the eye of the beholder.
“The modern materialists are not permitted to doubt; they are forbidden to believe.” — G.K. Chesterton
“The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of something he cannot understand.” — G.K. Chesterton
“The whole secret of mysticism is this: that man can understand everything by the help of something he cannot understand.” — G.K. Chesterton
I can definitely get on board with this idea in a general way. But once someone starts claiming to know who or what is at the bottom of that mystery, they are basically just making it up. We can fashion better hypotheses nowadays based on science, better that is than "A magic guy is behind it, and he'll kill you if you don't believe it."
