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\u201cAbove all, do not attempt to use science (I mean, the real sciences) as a defense against Christianity. They will positively encourage him to think about realities he can\u2019t touch and see. \u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe senior devil Screwtape, in C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters<\/em><\/p>\nThanks \u00a0to Anne Palmieri for reminding me of this passage<\/p>\n
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