Ode to Edmund

I have to say I'm struggling. I always struggled with Philosophy because questions can keep coming up and there never seems to be one right or wrong answer. I guess I have more of a scientific mind. I like evidence that supports one answer and throws out all the rest. However, I will give this philosophical thinking a stab.

Like one blogger, I too wondered what would have happened if a different child had met the witch. However, as I delved into the subject, I felt like I was focusing on the wrong question. Therefore, I began focus on what would have happened if Edmund had not been the first one to meet the witch and began to realized that he was really the perfect candidate to have the first encounter.

Main reasoning:
Without the severely flawed characteristics Edmund contained, he would have been less susceptible to the witch and the plot probably would not have twisted towards fulfilling the witch's desires that led to Aslan's death, resurrection, and redemption of Narnia. A completely different book would have formed.

Thus, we would have had a less interesting book to compare to the Christian beliefs because without Edmund being so flawed and giving us a person with whom we can compare, the beautiful and precious message would not have been revealed that God (Alsan) finds us when we're in our weakest state, will forgive us for what we've done, and use us in the plan he has for redeeming the world from evil (even though we were the cause of that evil).

Many may hate Edmund, but not only did one person say it correctly in class that "if you hate Edmund then you hate yourself," us hating Edmund and wishing someone less susceptible had met the witch leads us wishing for a different book that doesn't reveal ourselves as much and doesn't portray such wonderful messages to the secular and non-secular world.

Yep, so that's my stab. Forgive me if my thoughts are too simple. Feel free to expand on these ideas or tell me to try again. Like I said, I'm new at this philosophical thinking.