The Life-Force is a sort of tame God. You can switch it on when you wa…

C. S. Lewis
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The Life-Force is a sort of tame God. You can switch it on when you want, but it will not bother you. All the thrills of religion and none of the cost. Is the Life-Force the greatest achievement of wishful thinking the world has yet seen? ✨ C. S. Lewis (2009). Mere Christianity, p.27, Harper Collins
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