Really? Have you ever heard of Jules Verne? I don't think that any of the astronauts who have stood on the surface of the moon would agree with your conclusion.
Tom, why are you starting up again? Jules Verne wrote many books about adventure and they were very intriguing. Seven leagues under the Sea, Around the world in 80 days, Travel to the Center of the Earth(which by the way, Michael Caine was pretty good in the role of Casper).
Forgive me if I didn't write out the correct titles, but you know which books I mean. I also recall Doc, in Back to the Future III, who was inspired by Jules Vernes. I even saw Biography on Jules Verne's life. He was a brilliant writer(by the world). He married a woman he didn't love.
And the astronauts certainly travelled quite a distance. Imagine seeing the world from space and being confined in such a limited realm. Life was held by a thread. WoW!
But, when Jules died and when astronauts die, they will not be judged for their accomplishments in liturature or space expeditions, produced by fantasy and imagination. They will be judge for their faith in Jesus Christ. Even if their fantasies or imaginations have allowed them to accomplish so much for mankind... that is not the goal of mankind. The goal of mankind is to attain the Holy Spirit. Did they do that?
Mankind has created these distractions because they have been slowly led away from God, by you know who.
Jesus Christ doesn't need mankind to accomplish great literary works(by the world's standard, of course) or to travel to the moon...mankind needs that. Chirst's life should be proof enough about how He expected us to live our lives. God wants us to accomplish attaining the Holy Spirit, as St. Seraphim of Sarov explained.
So while people are so preoccupied by writing great literature or travelling to the moon, God wants them to just turn to Him in faith. But, since mankind has fallen from the potential union with God, and is in a state of struggle between God and the evil one...then many distractions will be presented to mankind, by the evil one, to keep us from understanding what God's goal for us is...attainment of the Holy Spirit.
Just read the Bible and see what Christ taught. He didn't talk about making great worldly accomplishments, He talked about His Father's Kingdom. He talked about spiritual matters.
You can be the discoverer for the cure for cancer, but if you're an atheist, you will not get into God's Kingdom. Worldly accomplishments are left for the world...spiritual accomplishments bring a soul close to God.
That is what I meant about being left empty. The soul does not attain a union with God through worldly accomplishments based on fantasy and imagination.
Now, I don't know these men, so their personal struggle is, just that, personal.
But, I assume you were referring to their accomplishments due to their imaginations.
As far as them not agreeing with me...how do you know? Did they tell you that to your face?
What if Jules, on his deathbed, considered all his literary accomplishments turned to dust, because it meant nothing in the face of judgment?
What if the astronauts realized that their efforts of space travel was just a means of trying to find God out there somewhere in a sentient being?
You have your assumptions about what they would think about my comments, and I have my assumptions. Are we going to battle with assumptions or can you make some clearer comments about your personal view.
