what would you do?
2006-12-22 06:20:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would say that I once thought all the books in the narnia series were real but then I entered the 3rd grade and learned the truth.
2006-12-22 06:23:55 · answer #1 · answered by ÜFÖ 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I would treat him much the same as I have treated Jehovah's Witnesses or members of the Latter Day Saints who have come to my door, invite him in, sit him down, offer him tea, and discuss what he believes with him and share my own beliefs with him.
It might not have the same effect on him now as it did back in the 80's with Jehovah's Witnesses or members of the LDS, as I no longer have my red room studio with airbrushed flames climbing the walls on all sides to create a cozy feeling of hell, but hey, I was a good host and quite serious. I enjoy learning about what other people believe.
It's just that other folks often don't care for what I believe... After awhile the proselytizers stopped coming to my door, they just passed on to the next house in the row...
As for Aslan's True Believer, there are far worse thing's to believe in than Aslan, and who is to say that Aslan isn't real? Just because our only experiences of Narnia and it's engaging history are through alleged works of fiction does not make Narnia or Aslan unreal.
Creation is so perfect that everything that can be imagined can be made real. Has been made real. Is real now. Therefor, somewhere in one parallel dimension or another a wardrobe beckons to anyone curious enough to climb in....
My emissary from Aslan might find some comfort in my views, as I would not be inclined to discredit him and might take him very seriously. If after a long talk with me he still held his beliefs, more power to him, and god bless...
But I have a way with words and a skill for looking into people's hearts and without ever directly challenging what Aslan's emissary believes it's possible I might discover the motivations underlying his choice to proselytize on behalf of Aslan and subtly shift his views of himself and his experiences to help him feel better about himself and his expereinces. He may very well walk away from my door a much happier and freer individual.
If our emissary's belief in Aslan and Narnia had been a conceipt then he might be empowered to re-examine his beliefs, but I don't think he will feel any need to do that. Certainly my own beliefs are conceipts when examined by most other people and yet no one will convince me to change what I believe. Besides, it will not have been my goal to change what our emissary from Aslan believes, I will have sought only to heal whatever lies at the roots of his beliefs that inspired him to pick Aslan as his saviour.
And, as Aslan is a metaphor for Christ who is to say that Aslan cannot be his saviour? Certainly not I...
2006-12-23 11:24:29 · answer #2 · answered by greg.gourdian 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would explain to him that C.S. Lewis was a brilliant author-- unparalled in his use of metaphors, allegorys, and analogies.
However, a 33 year old man had preceded his visit and knocked on the door of my heart,and convinced me that, He, rather than Aslan, was the real Mccoy.
Inconsequential ramblings, from ignorant, confused, finite minds, are amusing to God,to be sure.
2006-12-22 15:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Aslan IS real.
He is C.S. Lewis's caricature of Jesus Christ.
I'd invite the man in, and we could watch the movie together. I might even whip up a batch of Grandma's famous chocolate chip cookies, and we could eat them while they are still warm and gooey from the oven with a glass of cold milk...
Yummy!!
2006-12-22 18:27:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fact the the Narnia series is not historically accurate, was written by one man and in less than the span of his own lifetime and the Bible was written by at least 40 different men, over the span of thousands of years and it is historically accurate makes this a foolish and utterly silly comparison - yet those just as ignorant will be clamoring to your feet over how 'clever' you are!
2006-12-22 14:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I saw him coming down the street knocking on other peoples doors I would draw a chalk outline of a body on the front porch and scatter some religious pamphlets around.
Maybe just maybe they might get the hint.
2006-12-22 14:27:13 · answer #6 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Aw c'mon! Are you trying to tell me the guy wasn't telling the truth? What about the movie? It must fulfill 828 known prophecies.
2006-12-22 14:27:05 · answer #7 · answered by JAT 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'd say that Jesus and Aslan were probably brothers.
2006-12-22 14:25:27 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. Douche 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd invite him in and we'd discuss the possibilitys, the condition of entering would be that we also discuss my book b4 he leaves.
2006-12-23 02:14:30 · answer #9 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing I say to anyone else who comes to my door preaching...Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Have a nice day.
God Bless you and Merry Christmas.
2006-12-22 14:29:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋