“You Lie!”: C.S. Lewis’s Brilliant Rebuttal to Modern Mind Games

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In C.S. Lewis’s Pilgrim’s Regress, a man named John is captivated by the Spirit of the Age. One morning, John walks into an inn and orders some milk.

After tasting it, he remarks to the waiter that the milk is delicious. The waiter replies with a smirk, “Milk is only the secretion of a cow, just like urine and feces.”

Next, John orders eggs …