people should not associate on the basis of “their” ideas.

Ideas are powerful and they can only come from humans, but they aren’t humans.

Friends share aims, journeys. ideas need to be processed together by friends as by any person, but they do not need to take over for the people.

“hey are you a republican? can we be friends”

“thats a stupid question. "

Lewis pointed out friends just make us more of what we’re aiming at. Friends can encourage glory to god as well as chasing after evil.