To be godless is probably the first step to innocence," he said, "to lose the sense of sin and subordination, the false grief for things supposed to be lost."So by innocence you mean not an absence of experience, but an absence of illusions."An absence of need for illusions," he said. "A love of and respect for what is right before your eyes.
The conversation delves into the idea that being free from the concept of God can lead to a form of innocence. This innocence is described not as a lack of experience, but rather as a freedom from false beliefs and grief over things that never truly existed. The speaker suggests that shedding these illusions allows one to perceive the world more clearly.
This notion of innocence emphasizes the importance of valuing...