Mere Christianity

[Tyler90AZ]

Just started reading! What does everyone think about the book?

Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis

[Connie]

I liked it a lot. One thing i found odd was he seemed to take the position opposite to that of Occam's razor. He seemed to think complexity was preferable to simplicity. That was his reason for rejecting atheism. He argued it was too simple. I'd love to know if others have any thoughts about that.

[rameumptom]

Mere Christianity should be on every LDS bookshelf.

As for his thoughts on complexity vs simplicity, one has to look at Lewis' life. He started as an atheist, and became a Christian later in his adult life. He saw that atheism was too easy a way to explain life, but it answered nothing. To disbelieve what one does not see, does not explain the world around us. Nor does it explain the feelings of peace and joy one feels as a believer. Occam's Razor does not mean one accepts the simplest answer/reason, but the simplest one that explains all things well. Atheism and science do not explain First creation, or the "why?" to existence. Why was life formed on this world, and then develop into intelligence beings that could relate, imagine, and even ponder about the concept of God.

Interestingly, some of his writings make traditional Christians uncomfortable, while LDS are very comfortable with most of what he wrote about.

[james12]

I love Mere Christianity. There are a couple parts of the book with which I disagree but when C. S. Lewis gets it right he says it better than anyone. I also suggest his essays "The Weight of Glory" and one few read but I think should be right at the top called, "The Trouble with X".

[applepansy]

Great book!

[changed]

ditto - love it!