FACT OF THE DAY: Today (4/9) in 1941 Lewis gave his first Royal Air Force (RAF) talk at RAF Abingdon, Berkshire, England. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Those who stand outside all judgements of value cannot have any ground for preferring one of their own impulses to another except the emotional strength of …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: April 9th
FACT OF THE DAY:
Today (4/9) in 1941 Lewis gave his first Royal Air Force (RAF) talk at RAF Abingdon, Berkshire, England.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Those who stand outside all judgements of value cannot have any ground for preferring one of their own impulses to another except the emotional strength of that impulse.”
The Abolition of Man
(Published 4/8/1947 as the first U.S. edition)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Complete the quote and name the source (4 words):
“For change is not progress unless ______ _____ _____ _____ …wherever there is real progress in knowledge, there is some knowledge that is not superseded.”
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QUOTE: October 4, 2013
“When a man makes a moral choice two things are involved. One is the act of choosing. The other is the various feelings, impulses and so on which his psychological outfit presents him with, and which are the raw material of his choice.”
Morality and Psychoanalysis
(Broadcast on BBC on 10/4/1942; Chapter three from Book Three, Christian Behaviour in Mere Christianity)