Oh, I read them as a kid <mumble> years ago. At the time, I enjoyed them for what they were, childrens fairy tales. In later life, I learned that CS was a total christian apologist, but even as a child, I suspected the jebus analogy.
I dismissed it and took the tales at face value.
Why? Because growing up, we were a family of sci-fi/fantasy/horror fans and we were well accustomed to these archetypes and recognised them for what they were. I am grateful to my devout catholic and now long dead parents that they taught me to recognise when such was being intentionally foisted to pluck the harp strings of one's psyche.
Devout as they were, they managed to raise four critically thinking atheists.
And they were proud of doing so. They did not want robots. I am humbled by that.
I dismissed it and took the tales at face value.
Why? Because growing up, we were a family of sci-fi/fantasy/horror fans and we were well accustomed to these archetypes and recognised them for what they were. I am grateful to my devout catholic and now long dead parents that they taught me to recognise when such was being intentionally foisted to pluck the harp strings of one's psyche.
Devout as they were, they managed to raise four critically thinking atheists.
And they were proud of doing so. They did not want robots. I am humbled by that.
