You're Selfish, But It's Not Your Fault.

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In this passage from Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis reflects on two peculiar characteristics of the human race: the universal presence of a moral sense or a "Law of Nature" that dictates how people ought to behave, and the consistent failure of humans to adhere to this moral standard. He finds it odd not because people are imperfect, but because this imperfection implies a deeper truth about human nature.
Lewis explains that unlike natural objects, which simply follow the laws of physics without choice or moral implications, human behavior involves an additional dimension-morality. Humans recognize a way they ought to act, which is distinct from how they actually behave. This distinction is not seen in non-human elements of nature, which do not possess moral obligations.
He argues that this moral law is not merely a societal construct for convenience, but a real, pressing law that exists independently of human preference or utility. It's not enough to explain moral behavior by saying it benefits society because that doesn't address why an individual should value society's benefit over personal gain.
Ultimately, Lewis suggests that the existence of a moral law, which humans invariably fail to fully obey yet recognize and feel obliged to follow, points to a reality beyond mere physical facts-a real moral standard that exists and influences human thoughts and actions.

[@gregwilkin6565]

Thank you for sharing. :)

[@georgeboise5311]

I love CS Lewis. Read all his books, but this put me into a stupor 5 minutes in.

[@matthewstokes1608]

Whoever is in charge of this weird AI voice production or whatever this is: Teach the mindless robot that a stone “FALLS” - it doesn’t “FAIL”, for heaven’s sake.

[@iamintentional]

Sure because obviously that's more important than the heart of the message from CS Lewis regardless of whether it was relayed by AI or an actual human being.

[@matthewstokes1608]

@@iamintentional In the intellectual climate that I grew up in so long ago that would never have happened… It’s just amazing (to some of us still) how anyone can put out a short clip here and not even be bothered enough to listen to it through and then correct it.

[@iamintentional]

I can confidently say that when I grew up many things that happen today would not have happened You can fight against these things or you can trust God and fight to know Him better. This world is temporary and for me a place of growing to know God and nothing more

[@matthewstokes1608]

@@iamintentional … or you can point out mistakes that strike you as elementary - and that jar the ear - in the hope that they can be easily rectified on a channel dedicated to C S LEWIS and his writings... Each to their own.