Lewis has touched on so many important truths. See what I mean about the richness of this text? We are only two pages in and already C.S. The one thing that sets the Law of Nature apart from the laws of science is that man can “choose either to obey the law of Human Nature or disobey it” - in fact this is the “only law that is free to disobey” (4). He proceeds by defining this law, calling it the “Law of Nature,” and saying that it is analogous to the “law of gravitation” or the “biological laws” in the world of science: it’s discoverable and is the same for all people at all times (4). To Lewis, it “looks as if both parties have in mind some kind of Law or rule of fair play or decent behaviour or morality or whatever you like to call it about which they are agreed” (4). He also notes that the two parties in a quarrel seem to agree to the same rules, and the disagreement is over whether one man “really go against the standard,” or if there is a “special excuse” for the behaviour (3). He notes that the whole routine is very human, in that it is something that animals do not do. Lewis begins by discussing the phenomenon of quarreling - people bickering over something insignificant. Therefore, from here on in, I will address each segment in one post. By page 4, Lewis had already introduced enough material for a whole series of blog posts. Somehow, even though the last time I read this book was in November, I had forgotten just how rich this book is.

Each ‘chapter’ (they are really transcribed radio segments) is about 5–10 pages, so a whole quarter (28 pages) would make for about 1000 words of blog post, I thought. When I went into this experiment, I envisioned 4 posts, each discussing about a quarter of the book. “ Mere Christianity Cs Lewis Author Free Photo” by drewplaysdrums / Public Domain

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