As long as this deliberate refusal to understand things from above, even where such understanding is possible, continues, it is idle to talk of any final victory over materialism.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lewis claims materialism persists because people refuse to consider higher truths that are actually knowable.
- In plain terms
- Materialism wins only because people won't try to understand higher things.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek higher understanding to overcome materialism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What prevents you from seeking higher truths?
- Is materialism always a refusal?
Another view
Assumes higher truths exist and are accessible to human reason.
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