Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those that have no imagination?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shaw questions whether suffering martyrs are needed to save people who lack imagination.
- In plain terms
- Do we need people to die in pain to save those who don't imagine better?
- What can you take from it?
- Martyrdom may be a substitute for imagination.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is suffering necessary for salvation?
- What role does imagination play?
Another view
It assumes martyrdom exists solely for the unimaginative.
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