Whatever you are, this planet, these people are precious to me. And I will defend them to my last breath.
And…
So. Here you are, depositing slug pellets all over the earth. Made attractive, so humans will collect them, hoping to find something beautiful inside. Because that’s what they are. Not pests or plague, creatures of hope. Forever building and reaching. Making mistakes of course. Every life form does. But. But— they learn. And they strive for greater and they achieve it. You want a tally. Put their achievements against their failings, through the whole of time. I will back humanity against the Shakri every time.
So… if Dr. Who presented an atonement theory what would it look like?
He does have a tendency to believe in the essential goodness of humankind. He values them in such as way as to never leave us alone. Why? I don’t know, but these two quotes, from this Season’s “Power of Three” episode showcase the Doctor’s view of humans.
I kind of think of the Doctor as being more like Abelard. SOme moral influence, maybe… you know, care for them, offer them yourself, and see if they will follow.
You?
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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I feel as though the Holy Ghost hath taken me up into his role of one who inspires the saints…
Wait… did you just call me a saint?
Yeah, I go with Paul rather than the Roman Catholics in my use of that term… But don’t let it go to your head. Jim West would probably even qualify. Heck, the Corinthians did.