Some idea of a straight line…Thus in the very act of trying to prove that Godĭid not exist-in other words, that the whole of reality was senseless-I found I This idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has Lewis, Mere Christianity Book 1, Chapter5)Īgainst God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. It does not begin in comfort it begins in the dismay I have been describing,Īnd it is no use at all trying to go on to that comfort without first going The Christian religion is, in the long run, a thing of unspeakable comfort. Understand what the Christians are talking about…Of course, I quite agree that You have realized that our position is nearly desperate you will begin to When you know you are sick, you will listen to the doctor. That Power-it is after all this, and not a moment sooner, that Christianityīegins to talk. “It is after you have realized that there is a real Moral Law, and a Powerīehind the law, and that you have broken that law and put yourself wrong with Lewis, Mere Christianity Book 1, Chapter 5)

He is our only possible ally, and we have made God is the onlyĬomfort, He is also the supreme terror: the thing we most need and the thing we Not in the least likely to do any better tomorrow, and so our case is hopelessĪgain. Is, then we are making ourselves enemies to that goodness every day, and we are If the universe is not governed by anĪbsolute goodness, then all our efforts are in the long run hopeless. Know that if there does exist an absolute goodness it must hate most of what weĭo. Know at bottom that unless the power behind the world really and unalterablyĭetests that sort of behavior, then He cannot be good. To make an exception in your own case, to let you off this one time but you His disapproval of human greed and trickery and exploitation. “For the trouble is that one part of you is on His side and really agrees with Tells you to do the straight thing and it does not seem to care how painful, orĭangerous, or difficult it is to do. There is nothing indulgent about the Moral Law.

'good' in the sense of being indulgent, or soft, or sympathetic. 'The Moral Law does not give us any grounds for thinking that God is That the Being behind the universe is intensely interested in right conduct -inįair play, unselfishness, courage, good faith, honesty and truthfulness.' And this is a better bit of evidence than the other,īecause it is inside information…Now, from this second bit of evidence we conclude The other bit of evidence is that Moral Law which He has Is quite merciless and no friend to man (for the universe is a very dangerousĪnd terrifying place). One is the universe He has made.have to conclude that He wasĪ great artist (for the universe is a very beautiful place), but also that He

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