Morality, like numinous awe, is a jump; in it, man goes beyond anythin…

C. S. Lewis
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Morality, like numinous awe, is a jump; in it, man goes beyond anything that can be 'given' in the facts of experience. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2009). The Problem of Pain, p.11, HarperCollins UK
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Morality, like numinous awe, is a jump; in it, man goes beyond anything that can be 'given' in the facts of experience. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2009). The Problem of Pain, p.11, HarperCollins UK

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