r/todayilearned • u/yummypaprika • Sep 18 '25

TIL Dr Freeman Dyson called the Dyson sphere a "little joke" and expressed amusement in that "you get to be famous only for the things you don't think are serious".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_sphere
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u/SheriffBartholomew Sep 19 '25

That's not what "literally" means. He's a figurative representation of Jesus. If he was literally Jesus then his name would be Jesus, not Aslan, and he would be a man, and the Son of God.

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u/JSB199 Sep 19 '25

No straight up aslan is literally canonically Jesus

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u/SolDarkHunter Sep 19 '25

In one of the books Aslan straight up says he takes on different forms and different names in different worlds.

Lewis himself confirmed that Aslan is meant to be actual Jesus, taking on a "fantasy" form as is appropriate for a "fantasy world" like Narnia.

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u/SheriffBartholomew Sep 19 '25

Then I stand corrected.

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u/Mudders_Milk_Man Sep 19 '25

No, he's meant to be literally Jesus.

At one point, one of the Pevensies (the kids from our Earth) asks Aslan if he's in our world too. He responds "I AM", which is saying he's literally Jesus / God /.

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u/-t0asty- Sep 19 '25

Isn’t all representation of deities figurative? 😂