Believing in fairy tales

Believing in fairy tales

At that seminar our congregation sponsored, Prof. John Pless gave a Luther quote that I hadn’t heard of before: “When the true God disappears, fairy tales arrive.” That is the same point Chesterton would make when he observed that when people stop believing in God, it isn’t that they believe in nothing; they will believe in ANYTHING.

What are some fairy tales that people believe in when they do not believe in God?

"It's just another example of American exceptionalism at work."

The American Pope
"No, they know he's rich enough now to buy 10.RE being subject of the IRS. ..."

The American Pope
"Also, it will take billions of dollars and years of time to take the plane ..."

The American Pope
"We just (rightfully) convicted "Gold Bar Bob" for taking comparatively, chump change, from Qatar. Once ..."

The American Pope

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