Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth. What you now call the fr…

C. S. Lewis
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Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth. What you now call the free play of inquiry has neither more nor less to do with the ends for which intelligence was given you than masturbation has to do with marriage.
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