The Shocking Alternative by C.S. Lewis Doodle (BBC Talk 8, Mere Christianity, Bk 2, Chapter 3)

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  • Опубликовано: 19 авг 2017
  • Notes: This is an illustration of C.S Lewis’ third talk of the third radio series called ‘What Christians Believe’. This became Chapter 3 of Book 2, in the book called ‘Mere Christianity’. Notes below...
    You can find the book here: www.amazon.com/Mere-Christiani...
    (0:05) This radio talk was given in February 1942 during some of Britain's darkest days in WWII, with major cities having experienced a series of bombing blitzes and about to experience more. The Axis powers were at the zenith of their power. Step up to the microphone, C.S. Lewis... (This radio talk was the first to be heard by the American G.I.’s who arrived in Britain the week before).
    (3:06) If you would like to think more about thought itself, see other doodles on the subject such as 'The Foundation of 20th Century thought' ( • Video ), and 'The Poison of Subjectivism' ( • Video ).
    (6:27) At this time there was fuel rationing in wartime Britain. Many people tried to run their cars on alternatives to petrol - using different alcohols - and this inevitably failed as the engines overheated.
    (8:03) In English folklore, John Barleycorn is a character who represents the crop of barley harvested each autumn. The character grew healthy and hale during the summer, was chopped down and slaughtered in his prime, and then processed into beer and whiskey so he lived once more. This ‘dying god' myth, copied into folklore from the patterns of nature, Lewis actually led C.S. Lewis to Christ - nature's Creator, as he explains here: • Video
    (8:47) See John 10.30 (biblehub.com/john/10-30.htm), John 8.58 (biblehub.com/john/8-58.htm), Matt 9:2 (biblehub.com/matthew/9-2.htm), and Mark 14:62 (biblehub.com/mark/14-62.htm). Take a read of these chapters to see Jesus confronting hostile crowds, seeking to execute Him.
    Jesus Christ - 'the Son of', 'One with', 'equal to', 'the image of', and 'the only way to' God, the Father.
    (12:13) This shortened version of the argument “Divine, deluded or demonic” included another two non-Christian hypotheses, “deified by followers" or "dramatic literature/legend”, in Lewis' other writings. This armchair-psychologist's argument (that gospel writers were lunatics) and the literary non-scholar's argument (that the gospels were just novelettes) are usually based on unthinking atheistic assumptions that the existence of God or the miraculous is impossible based on "one of the sciences". Based on these assumptions, Jesus’ shocking acts or statements can not be true, and therefore some way, however implausible, is sought to remove or discredit the offending sayings and acts. However, these are not strong arguments in themselves without the false assumption fueling them and are based on scant evidence. Lewis counters these basic philosophic errors (illustrated in doodle form) in ‘Religion and Science’ ( • Video ) and ‘Miracles -The Introductory Chapter' ( • Video ).
    Once the unthinking atheistic assumptions are dealt with, these two less likely possibilities can be addressed. Lewis' voluminous arguments against them can be found in the essays ‘What are We to Make of Jesus Christ’ (drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Mm..., ‘Fern-Seed and Elephants’, ‘Myth became Fact’, ‘The Grand Miracle’, ‘Christian Apologetics’, 'Is theology poetry?', and other works.

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    Dang. This has helped me understand Jesus’ forgiveness better than any of the thousands of sermons I’ve sat through.

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    His love is wounded in every sin 😥 ughhh... that's truth, and it hurts.

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    “He did not leave that option open to us. He did not intend to”
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    “He Himself is the fuel our spirits were designed to burn.”

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    Excellent. reading Mere Christianity as a young person led me to Christ

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    Thank you for this. I never understood why people insist on separating the intellectual from the religious. They are not meant to be separate, and I find C.S. Lewis to be one of the best at bringing them back together

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    This gets better every time I see or read this. Thank you Lord, for C. S. Lewis.

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    This is beautifully done. C. S. Lewis has so much wisdom, and your visuals and recorded narration couldn't add to it any better. Thank you, keep up the excellent work!

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    I read this many years ago, and loved his explanation of fate versus free will.

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    Loved it! Doodling C.S. Lewis is an outstanding way to present his work.

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    That is a wonderful video. The arguments are profound. The subject is of the utmost importance.

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    Thank you C.S. Lewis... for helping so many of us understand ~

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    Nothing short of awesome! I believe Lewis would have been proud to see his incredibly powerful words illustrated in such a remarkably powerful way. Thank you for producing it.

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    It’s time to read it again...thank you for the excellent illustrations. Darlington, South Carolina USA

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    Lewis' words made so much more sense with the pictures!

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    Thanks! I'm going to find a copy of Mere Christianity and read it!

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    Thank you! The artwork was quite helpful in reinforcing Lewis' teaching.

  • @CSLewisDoodle
    @CSLewisDoodle  6 лет назад +73

    To those interested, a fuller essay version of this very short radio talk is found below: drive.google.com/file/d/0B9MmcPqIiEnKSzZ5UWRwNGxFUnc/view?usp=sharing See this doodle also as background: 'Religion & Science' by C.S. Lewis ruclips.net/video/AJu0oYvi-cY/видео.html

    • @crabbylobster4411
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      thanks for taking the time to do this, it is certainly refreshing to hear his understanding as well as see it in this format. God Bless!

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      Hi. Could you tell me how you heard about cslewisdoodle? I seem to be swamped in visits and can't tell where they are coming from. Thanks!

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  • @mightywarrior9812
    @mightywarrior9812 6 лет назад +28

    When you (CSLewis Doodle) have the time, could you make a doodle about C.S.Lewis's response to David Hume's "Refutation of Miracles"? It's found in Lewis's book "Miracles". I don't remember which chapter, possibly the chapter was called something like "Response to Objections". (I do know that in the chapter in which Lewis addresses this argument of Humes', Lewis quotes David Hume at the beginning of the chapter). The reason I want to ask if you could do a Doodle about this, is because David Hume was an 18th century atheist Scottish philosopher, who is still widely known today for his argument against belief that miracles can happen.

    • @CSLewisDoodle
      @CSLewisDoodle  6 лет назад +20

      I’ve doodle a part of Lewis’ argument with Hume a few minutes into ‘The Grand Miracle’ but haven’t yet attempted the full chapter of ‘Miracles’ that brilliantly addresses him (Chapter 13). One of my favourite chapters.

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      CSLewisDoodle
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    Thank you !!