People are indecisive and I agree with Screwtape that they go through phases. I completely agree with the statement in the book…”This means that while their spirit can be directed to an eternal object, their bodies, passions, and imaginations are in continual change, for to be in time means to change.” Just because someone believes something one minute does not really mean anything about the next minute. People have ups and downs in life and even when things seem the strongest, they can fall apart by one influential person. I think that people are weak in general and can be influenced at their peaks in life and when they are at their low points. I agree that people feel pleasure because of God, but it is not hard to take a pleasurable thing and turn it into something negative that is looked down upon or disproved by others. I understand Screwtape’s excitement over the fact that the patient has new acquaintances with different beliefs than the patients. People like being similar to others and beliefs start to crumble when other influential people think different things. Everyone says that they want to be an individual, but at the same time they are trying to fit in and be the same as everyone around them.
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I agree that people are indecisive, I am a great example of that. The statement that you bring up is a great one. I remember reading it and thinking "Wow, that is so true". I think that all humans are completely influenced by what others say, which changes frequently, and then they make their own opinions based on others.
We defiantly had many of the same thoughts especially about people having ups and downs in life. I also liked what you said about people feeling influenced, because that is apparent in many cases. Unfortunately, that happens in religion too, people are sued towards one belief or another. Then again we need some people to be followers, not everyone can be a leader.
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