PWJ: S1E3 – MC B1C1 – “The Law of Human Nature”
In today’s episode we begin Book I of “Mere Christianity”, which is entitled “Right and wrong as a clue to the meaning of the universe”. In this book, C.S. Lewis builds an argument for the existence of God based upon the idea that there is a Moral Law.
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Episode 3: “The Law of Human Nature” (Download)
— Show Notes —
* My outline and notes for the Chapter 1 are available here.
* A correction from our episodes on the Preface! I had previously attributed a saying to the Preacher to the Papal Household, Raniero Cantalamessa, but it turns out to originally come from Paragraph 20 of the Second Vatican Council document, Ut Unum Sint: “This is what Pope John XXIII believed about the unity of the Church and how he saw full Christian unity. With regard to other Christians, to the great Christian family, he observed: ‘What unites us is much greater than what divides us'”
* The beer we were drinking this week as we recorded was Blue Moon.
* In this episode, I mentioned Godwin’s Law, which states that “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler increases”.
* The other C.S. Lewis book which is mentioned in this chapter is The Abolition of Man. In this work, Jack argues that there is a common morality found across cultures and throughout time, which he calls the “Tao”. In the appendix of that book, he provides evidence for this claim.
I’m a little late getting started as a listener but loving it! As I listened to this episode today I’m reminded of a phrase I learned from Dr. Brenè Brown this year. “In general people are doing the best they can with the tools they have.” It’s really helped me with loving my neighbor when my neighbor is so irritating!! I reflected on it a little here: https://becomingperfectlymyself.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/shame-the-quest-to-be-enou/
Hi Katie, welcome to the party!
We’ll actually be picking up on this theme of doing-the-best-with-what-you-have in the next episode.
Great! I was just talking about and recommending the podcast to a friend at work!
Thanks 🙂
This podcast will hopefully help me to grasp the contents of Mere Christianity….
Let us know how you get on! I’d also recommend this video series Matt and I produced.
Thank you for this podcast. I am late starting but enjoying nonetheless. I was looking for something to listen to after finishing Bible in a Year and Catechism in a Year. I tried starting the Summa in a Year but it was too heavy to listen to while driving. I enjoy your interactions and I love the subject matter, except for the beer, I’m a wine person.
Hey Karen, I’m glad you found it! The podcast actually has its own website now: PintsWithJack.com