Mere Christianity

I really like Lewis' logical approach in proving the existence of a higher power. The part that we read does not prove Christianity to be real, but it does bring a very strong logical case against Atheism. First, Lewis introduces the very important idea of a universal standard. He uses several logical examples to prove that when we argue, we appeal to what is essentially the same set of morals. He does make it clear that while everyone has this moral code, people do not always choose to obey it. After he proves the universal moral code, Lewis moves on to the issue of how our universe was made, specifically whether or not there was an outside force that directed its creation. He explained that if there was an outside force involved, we would not be able to discover it scientifically, because it would be from outside of the universe. What we would see is evidence through the creation that it designed by someone and not just randomly tossed together. Lewis uses the universal law of human nature that he proved earlier as evidence.

I think that Lewis did a very good job in logically showing that our world was actually designed by someone or something. I would like to read the rest of the book to see how he goes about proving Christianity. I think that this book is especially significant because Lewis himself was once an Atheist. Because of his Atheist background, he was able to argue in a way that Atheists could understand. I do understand that many Atheists will not be as receptive to these arguments as I am, but I have heard that many outsiders to Christianity were converted through this book. I hope to read the rest of this book sometime in the near future.