Monday, May 12, 2025

Killing Aslan?

Why does the White Witch think she can kill Aslan?

In the Christian Bible Pontius Pilate killed Jesus because he did not recognize Jesus' divinity. However, the White Witch saw Aslan create Narnia. She understood that Aslan is the Creator. So why does she think that he could die?  

I think the answer has to do with the asymmetry between Creation and Destruction. 

But let's think about it a bit more bbefore we go on... 

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