Why is this the case? Could it be that Hitler, Stalin, Mao, etc. fell into this because they purposely forgot that they were creatures and substituted themselves for God? If we don't accept accountability before God, that we could end up in hell, we lose perspective. When we lose perspective, we think we can get away with anything. We assume the divine prerogative, which is something awful for a non-divine person to assume. What is lawful for God because he's God is horrific when usurped by a mere man.
"In him all things hold together" (Colossians 1:17).
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Hitchens vs. Hitchens
I started watching the Christopher Hitchens vs. Peter Hitchens debate on YouTube today. Yes they are brothers and know how to get into a good scrape. It's hard to get the better of Chris, but at one point Peter rebutted his tirade against hell by pointing out that the civilizations that chose not to believe in hell soon created hell on earth. People started clapping and Chris tried to shame them into stopping. (Atheists can be an intellectual bullies, but don't let them get away with it.)
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Great title for a debate, by the way...I need to watch the whole thing sometime. In a sense, the debate is a study of Peter and Christophers' conflicting personalities. They don't get along well for sure.
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