(September 1, 2015 at 10:49 am)Parkers Tan Wrote:(September 1, 2015 at 9:51 am)abaris Wrote: That's why I called it mental acrobatics. Theists do that in various shapes or form when it comes to the topic of hell. As I said, the Catholic stance is only the nicer version of the Evangelical position. But both have in common that they shift responsibilities in order to keep god free from any blame. It's the individual condemning themselves.
What it reminds me of is Franz Kafka's "the Trial", which more or less makes the same point. And there's a reason why Kafkaesk has become the word for surreal distortion.
Just wanted to point out that the quote attributed to me was actually written by CL.
I fixed that quote attribution for you all! The bill will be in the mail within a few days.
