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People are mortal. C.S. Lewis died over sixty years ago.
by hackingonempty 4mo ago
People are mortal. C.S. Lewis died over sixty years ago.
- IndeanCondor 4mo agoAnd yet here you are, strongly reacting to a philosophical argument made by him. He's mortal, he's dead, and yet he's affected you here, a throwaway comment on a forum post no one will think about in a week's time.
- noddybear 4mo agoHe also believed in the immortal soul that survives after death, so he may have had a more literal meaning.
- IAmBroom 4mo agoA more critical examination of the whole quote makes it clear he was not being that simple.
- hackingonempty 4mo agoI didn't think about it that way, thanks!