Quality thinking. I particularly like the analogy used with the transhumanists... especially the thoughts on person or selfhood and the need for sanctification to play its part in a way that requires faith, not sight. One book that helped me think through the question of why God is hidden is C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces. In this book, Lewis seeks to answer the question of "why holy places are dark places", and the answer is that we cannot see God clearly... He is not fully knowable until we have faces. For, we are two-faced creatures. A part of sanctification is coming to understand this reality. Anyway, I just found your substack and am thoroughly enjoying the content. Thank you.
You might enjoy the first two parts (linked at the top) where I discuss my reasoning for theism as reasonable and Christianity as plausible. I agree that the topics of this post are not directly factually related to the truth of Christianity. In the extreme, they could be an argument by absurdity, hence why I address them.
Quality thinking. I particularly like the analogy used with the transhumanists... especially the thoughts on person or selfhood and the need for sanctification to play its part in a way that requires faith, not sight. One book that helped me think through the question of why God is hidden is C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces. In this book, Lewis seeks to answer the question of "why holy places are dark places", and the answer is that we cannot see God clearly... He is not fully knowable until we have faces. For, we are two-faced creatures. A part of sanctification is coming to understand this reality. Anyway, I just found your substack and am thoroughly enjoying the content. Thank you.
I've read most of Lewis, but not that one, thanks for the recommendation.
If you don't have time to read the book right now and want a profitable audio overview, then this synopsis (https://www.peterkreeft.com/audio/16_cslewis-till-we-have-faces.htm) by Peter Kreeft is quality.
Thanks again for sharing!
You might enjoy the first two parts (linked at the top) where I discuss my reasoning for theism as reasonable and Christianity as plausible. I agree that the topics of this post are not directly factually related to the truth of Christianity. In the extreme, they could be an argument by absurdity, hence why I address them.