This is a quote from 'The Doors of Perception' by Aldous Huxley, it was writen in 1954. does anyone else agree with this? I do.
As recently as three hundred years ago an expression of thoroughgoing world denial and even world condemnation was both orthodox and comprehensible. "We should feel wonder at nothing at all in Nature except only the Incarnation of Christ." In the seventeenth century, Lallemant's phrase seemed to make sense. Today it has the ring of madness.
2006-10-02 12:53:29 · 7 answers · asked by nicole 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Madness indeed. The world has moved on, and the theists haven't realised it yet.
2006-10-02 12:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quote is near to perfection, Christ doesn't change and neither has the world. People who say that Christianity has to change with the times hasn't looked at the history of civilization. People are doing the sames things today as they did 6000 years ago.
2006-10-02 20:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disagree. Huxley was mistaken. Lallemant meant to imply that the mysteries of Nature have been unraveled; a common misconception of those time (and ours.) He was not condemning nature, but exalting Christ and his God.
Lallemant's meaning is as obvious today as it ever was. No madness, apparent.
Word to Will.
2006-10-02 20:45:07 · answer #3 · answered by limendoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would have been a more impressive quote had Huxley chosen a statement from someone better known than Lallemant.
2006-10-02 19:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, modern Christianity isn't up to date with modern times.
2006-10-02 19:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by Duffmuff 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like it. Rings true to me.
2006-10-02 19:59:39 · answer #6 · answered by Skeff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I absolutely do not agree
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2006-10-03 20:55:05 · answer #7 · answered by crash 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋