Instead, surprisingly, he speaks positively about the Christian idea of the sinfulness of each person. He says, It’s far better to insist that all of us in various ways are … deeply crazy.
“We are all warped, distorted in very distinctive ways.”
This is a fundamental piece of knowledge which we should be taking with us into relationships with a big warning sign over us. In his idiosyncratic way, de Botton suggests that the Christian view of seeing everyone as ‘crazy’ – or sinful – will actually help us have better expectations in our relationships.
Listen to this episode of God in 60 Seconds:
Article supplied with thanks to City Bible Forum.
By: Robert Martin, God in 60 Seconds
About the author: Robert Martin oversees the work of City Bible Forum in Melbourne and is the host of the Bigger Questions radio show / podcast.
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