Alright, so this is admittedly a tangent based on the readings for this week, specifically from the first paragraph of "Myth Became Fact." Unfortunately I'm under a time crunch so I won't be able to give the topic even the smallest bit of attention it deserves. Scratching the surface it is, then.
When Lewis was beginning his essay, he introduced the accusation levelled by his friend Cornelius that original Christianity is little, if anything, like modern day Christianity. This struck me as being very similar to a few works I've been reading lately that have discussed how Mormonism in Joseph Smith's time differed from current Mormonism. While I do not think the ramifications of the suggestions are even close to the same (in Mormonism's case, the suggestion does not disprove the validity of the religion), there is definitely some value in discussing what differences exist and why the differences came to be.
I wish that I had the time to pick apart the assertions I've read, but again, time does not allow for it. Hopefully there will be an opportunity to do so in the future.
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