An agnostic view of religion

“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.” 

~Marcus Aurelius~

I have finally finished every book in the Chronicles of Narnia, except for one book that predates the story in the first movie. anyway its is really an interesting read. It is a very christian book. take like the rebirth of Aslan the lion for example, he died for a traitor and was reborn. And then in another book Aslan told the girl that he was always by her side, even in the darkest of times, and that he exist in her world, except he is called by a different name. And let us not forget the references to adam and eve.

anyway, after reading the last chapter of the last book i understand why some Christians called heresy on the books (on the internet). But then again, some ppl say the harry potter series are satanic or smt too. anyway i took out a part (for ur reading pleasure) that i feel is an interesting view of religion. However, just some context before u read the except:


There are many kingdoms in the world of Narnia. For this except u only need to know 2 of them. one of them is Narnia the other is Calormen. The narnian's revere Aslan (not worship, basically they just tell stories of the great aslan), While the Calormens worship the god/deity/demon Tash with temples and sacrifices. 


SO the Calormens invade Narnia and the leader said he did not believe in Aslan or Tash or whatsoever. Somehow, this summons the god Tash to a stable where the Calormene leader said that "Tashlan" (he was trying to convince the narnians that Tash and Aslan were the same) was residing, not knowing that the god Tash was really inside. 


SO the Calormene leader sends his people into the stable to act and pretend that they have seen the mighty "Tashlan", but everybody who was sent to the stable never came out. Then amist the confusion, King Trilian, the king of Narnia jumped out of the bushes where he was watching the whole act in disgust, and the last battle of Narnia took place.


The except below is taken from a lit website:


During the last great battle of Narnia on Stable Hill between the faithful Narnians and the Calormenes, King Tirian finds himself fighting against the Calormene leader, Rishda Tarkaan. At length, the pair fights just outside the stable door. Tirian, knowing that Rishda wants to shove him into the stable where the wrathful Tash is waiting, leaps into the door and pulls Rishda along with him. Although Tirian expects to see the inside of the dark, dingy stable, he instead finds that he is in a beautiful, luscious land. There he reunites with Eustace, Jill, and all of the other people involved in Narnian adventures of the past. They meet with Aslan and watch the ending of the world of Narnia. Aslan then tells them to come further up and further in. As Tirian and the others follow Aslan, they come across a Calormene soldier, Emeth, who had previously entered the stable with the wish to meet the great Tash but instead had found himself meeting Aslan in this land. Emeth relates the story of his meeting with Aslan to the others:

"Nevertheless, it is better to see the Lion and die than to be Tisroc of the world and live and not to have seen him. But the Glorious One bent down his golden head and touched my forehead with his tongue and said, "Son thou art welcome." 

But I said, Alas, Lord, I am no son of thine but the servant of Tash.

He answered, "Child, all the service thou hast done to Tash, I account as service done to me."

Then by reasons of my great desire for wisdom and understanding, I overcame my fear and questioned the Glorious One and said, "Lord, is it then true, as the Ape said, that thou and Tash are one?"

The Lion growled so that the earth shook (but his wrath was not against me) and said, "It is false. Not because he and I are one, but because we are opposites, I take to me the services which thou hast done to him. For I and he are of such different kinds that no service which is vile can be done to me, and none which is not vile can be done to him. Therefore if any man swear by Tash and keep his oath for the oath's sake, it is by me that he had truly sworn, though he know it not, and it is I who reward him. And if any man do a cruelty in my name, then, though he says the name Aslan, it is Tash whom he serves and by Tash his deed is accepted. Dost thou understand, Child?"

I said, "Lord, thou knowest how much I understand." But I said also (for the truth constrained me), "Yet I have been seeking Tash all my days."

"Beloved", said the Glorious One, "unless thy desire had been for me thou wouldst not have sought so long and so truly. For all find what they truly seek.""