Sorry for the lack of posts! Memorial day weekend was long, but fun. We kicked it off by going to a concert in Solana Beach. We saw M83, an electronic/pop group. I was so excited to see them because I had been listening to them since last spring. It’s always fun to see a group you’re familiar with.
We went surfing several times, and hung out on the beach, went out to a few parties and clubs. So yeah, pretty darn busy!
I’m currently reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. As far as I’m concerned, C.S. Lewis is a genius. Everything I’ve read from him makes so much sense, rings so true, and is so sensitive, caring, and balanced. I’ve read “Screwtape Letters,” which was so good it hurt – in a good way. It just opens up your eyes to things that you just don’t really think about normally. You just find yourself putting the book down after you finish a section and staring off into space as you absorb the weight of what you just read.
Anyway, the first part of Mere Christianity deals with thinking logically about how the morality of our human race came about. Lewis makes a great argument, and it reminds me of my days in philosophy class. (I’m actually starting to think that taking that philosophy 101 class in Michigan as a credit filler was a great, great addition to my education. It’s always those random classes that are the best ones it seems…). Basically he argues that humans have this curious idea that there is a way they should behave, and that they do not behave this way (all the time).
This law of human nature seems to have come from something outside the universe. CS Lewis was an atheist before he became a Christian. In the second part of the book he writes:
My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a stright line.
I mean, it’s pretty smart thinking. I don’t normally think about the basic concepts of Christianity…the logic behind it all. I really think that all Christians should go back and read C.S. Lewis so they can screw their heads on straight again. One of my biggest problems with Christianity are all the loudmouth Christians out there making clowns of themselves and Christianity.