When i first read it (about 4 or 5 years ago?) i remember being totally and utterly confused. i couldn't understand phillip pullman's logic and so i kind of lost the plot somewhere along the line. i felt doubtful about my faith. I mean, what if phillip pullman was right?
This time i can follow, but now i realise how flawed his logic is. he attempts to refute the presence of God and yet he has to include him anyways. And for every other time he took a stab at Christianity in the book, i have stopped and thought and i realise that the Bible has answers that perfectly show how none of his accusations can possibly be true.
I'm glad because before reading the books (despite how many times i denied it), i was afraid reading the books would waver and shake my faith, and i didn't want to face the reality that i was a doubtful Thomas and didn;t truly believe my beliefs. But after reading it i realise it has helped me to see how despite the opposition Christianity faces in the world, it can;t be proven wrong.
and therefore, Christianity is right.
in fact, i was prompted by this pleasant new rediscovery that my faith in faith was stronger than i though that for class photo taking instead of bringing a soft toy or something silly (we were supposed to bring something that represented us) i brought 2 cardboard signs. one had 'one way' and an arrow pointing up drawn on it, symbolising my wish for my grades and faith to improve, as well as the hope that when i die there will only be one way up for me. the second sign had peace, love and Christ written on it, because from Christ springs peace and love, which i think are 2 of the things the world lacks most nowadays, and so the logical conclusion is that the world needs Christ and therefore i need to go forth and continue being a contagious christian (which i have not been very good at recently)
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