Thinking about C.S. Lewis

Whatever else you might say about him and whether you disagree with him or not the man truly knew how to layout an argument. Mr. Lewis' arguments are thorough, logical, no nonsense and somehow manage to include any critical tangents without losing sight of the main track.

I've been reading a few compilations of his papers and essays recently (some fascinating stuff if you've yet to read, I'm particularly found of the On Stories compilation) One of the things that struck me from reading these is that he often re-used arguments/argument proofs. At first I found this rather annoying and frankly felt a bit jipped, desiring something new. After actually thinking about this instead of simply reacting I realized my error. Of course the same argument/argument proof can, and possibly even should, be used on multiple occasions when addressing relevant issues. These papers were written for different events, different audiences and at different times over the years. Furthermore, if the argument/proof/illustration has never been successfully disproved or found wanting in anyway why should one be expected to come up with a new one?

That brings me to another thing I really admire about Mr. Lewis. He was intelligent and well educated and reading his work requires thought. It typically forces you to engage your brain or go elsewhere.

Sew Accomplished

Horrible pun fully intended :P
Yesterday I made a purse.



And before that I finished my scrap booking project.

One of these days I'll give back the dining room...but not today. Today I'm making stuffed animals ^_^

This one's for you

Hi all. Carolyn is dragging me kicking and screaming back into the realm of blogging, which I've been away from for a long long time (as evidenced by the date on my last post).