Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: eigen
Lewis was not an agnostic correct.
But yet he is willing to say there are things about god which are unknowable, these non-sense questions that we ask.But is he willing to say that the existence of god is unknowable,no he does not. In fact he states "A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.
C. S. Lewis "
So that answer is self-serving.
So you think that his not being agnostic debunks the rest of his opinion? What about that do you not agree with?
It's the double standard which is clearly against the spirit of inquiry.
For Lewis god exists.This is clear in all his work and I can provide numerous quotes.But there are questions that we can not. ask because they are outside of our ability to know.Like the rock question.
But he dismiss a priori that perhaps we cannot know whether god exists or not.So he is willing to accept that somethings are unknowable when it suits him and not willing when it doest.In other words if we have the set of unknowable things.of The existence God is by axiom,assumption or whatever not in there.But certain aspects concerning God are, like the rock.
He contradicts himself though.He states:"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. "
C. S. Lewis
Isnt this really the rock question reformulated.Can god do this thing which seems illogical.It should be unknowable.Yet lewis answers in the negative.
Thats why he is self-serving.Take a stance be consistent or not.