CUNNING INSTEAD OF BELIEF
In the last of C. S. Lewis’s books about the mythical land of Narnia, he describes a pitiful scene. Among the mythical creatures of dwarfs, talking beasts, and other things, they find themselves inside a barn that on the outside looked harmless enough. On the inside, however, the different creatures experienced it quite differently. Some children found it quite delightful as they entered this mystical barn: bright blue skies and beautiful trees and flowers. But the Dwarfs sat in a tight little circle in the middle of the stable floor and insisted that it was a dark, cold place. A feast was placed before them: “pies and tongues and pigeons and trifles and ices, and each Dwarf had a goblet of good wine in his right hand. But it wasn’t much use. They began eating and drinking greedily enough, but it was clear that they couldn’t taste it properly. They thought they were eating and drinking only the sort of…
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