Monday, July 18, 2011

Miracles

"In a pond whose surface was completely covered with scum and floating vegetation, there might be a few water-lilies. And you might be of course be interested in them for their beauty. But you might also be interested in them because from their structure you could deduce that they had stalks underneath which went down to roots in the bottom." The naturalist thinks that the pond (nature - the great even in space and time) is of indefinite depth - that there is nothing but water however far you go down. My claim is that some of the things on the surface (i.e. in our experience) show the contrary. These things (rational mind) reveal, on inspection, that they at least are not floating but attached by stalks to the bottom. Therefore the pond has a bottom. It is no pond, pond for ever. Go deep enough and you will come to something that is not pond but mud and earth and then to rock and finally the whole bulk of Earth and the subterranean fire." C.S. Lewis Miracles

I'm reallying liking this latest  book from C.S. Lewis. I've heard the argument before from Eugène N. Marais stated in his book "The Soul of the White Ant" that the greatest proof that there is a God that in world of competition, death, and pain we look for love, peace, and justice. C.S. Lewis along similar lines argues that our reason and moral reason are the greatest proof that there is a God.

Anyways I have found Derek Gust and am really liking his music. Go check him out.

God lead us closer to you.
God help us listen to you
God move us
God heal us

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