I found it doubly odd that Neil mentioned G.K. Chesterton as a favorite author (apparently his use of language only, not content?) and yet is a shameless homosexual. An example of divorcing life from fact. Or religion from its essence.
It's better to be an avowed atheist than a false religious believer.
An interesting point (which I plan to write a vanity on soon) is that when one moral absolute is rejected, very soon every single last one will be rejected, as there is now no foundation for any of them.
Result? Total, absolute chaos and anarchy, followed by totalitarianism.
I don't blame this person, he clearly is mentally challenged, in spite of his unusual abilities. The real villain in this "Neal" character who took advantage of him, along with those around him who allowed it to happen.
Reparative therapy could work wonders. I think he could be saved if someone would work with him and show him what's gone wrong. Unfortunately I don't think that will be allowed to happen. Everybody close to him seems to be just fine with the way things are.
The real story here is not a nice story about a genius, it's the story of a young man being abused by those around him.
Right again.