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C. S. Lewis on Scientific Fact versus Scientific Theory

On of my favorite works by C. S. Lewis is his last published academic book, The Discarded Image: An introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature. The book was published in 1964, the year following his death on November 1963.

Part of the book features some interesting thoughts on Science:

The business of the natural philosopher is to construct theories which will 'save appearances'...
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A Seer Stone in the Chronicles of Narnia

I have been reading C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia to our eldest daughter before bed during the past few months. Of course, I have read them many, many times before. This time, however, I had also been reading Richard Bushman’s biography of Joseph Smith, “Rough Stone Rolling.” Joseph Smith’s use of a Seer Stone in translating the Book of Mormon and receiving revelation is treated at some length in the biography.

So as I was reading Lewis’s fiction aloud, this time through I was pleasantly surprised to recognize a seer stone being used by one of the characters.

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