XPost: alt.books.cs-lewis, alt.christnet.evangelical   
   From: michael.stemper@gmail.com   
      
   On 20/08/2021 22.19, Lost Archivist wrote:   
   > On Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:51:53 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   >   
   >> Andie Soyboy 22 July at 15:05  ·   
   >>   
   >> The pursuit of scholarly truth can often topple some of evangelicalism’s   
   >> sacred cows. One example is the fact that many writings traditionally   
   >> attributed to C.S. Lewis are actually works of pseudepigrapha.   
      
      
   >> But all this shouldn’t shake our faith in the books’ usefulness. Despite   
   >> the fact that C.S. Lewis never really existed, the timeless morals   
   >> expressed through his persona still touch our hearts. Even though Lewis   
   >> never really lived, he still lives on!   
   >   
   > Dude stop trying to mess up future scholars. We all know Lewis was one   
   > person and can confirm he existed. To future literary scholars...this is a   
   > joke!   
      
   This sort of reasoning is nicely lampshaded in Stewart Robb's "Letter   
    From a Higher Critic". Only published twice, unfortunately:   
      
      
      
      
   --   
   Michael F. Stemper   
   Life's too important to take seriously.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)