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#149 My Problem With C.S. Lewis - Philip Pullman

4/2/20261 hr 27 min

Philip Pullman is one of England's most cherished and celebrated writers. Author of the popular His Dark Materials series of books (later adapted into a film, The Golden Compass (2007), and a 2019 HBO/BBC drama series), his novels are dripping with philosophical and religious themes.Get Philip Pullman's Books here.

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TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - C.S. Lewis Tells Filthy Lies5:12 - Childhood Innocence is Overrated10:09 - Religion in Philip’s Novels21:26 - How to Improve the Story of Jesus and the Gospels27:43 - The Connection Between Music and Fiction36:24 - Books vs Movies43:38 - Consciousness in The Bo...

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Pullman’s Scathing Narnia Takedown
Why He Rejected New Atheists
How He’d Rewrite the Gospels
Panpsychism Just Makes Sense
AI Will Never Imagine
The Rhythm You Can’t Hear
Two Tricks For Bad Days

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  3. Alex O'Connor· Host0:56

    Sir Philip Pullman, welcome to the show.

  4. Philip Pullman· Guest0:58

    Thank you very much.

  5. Alex O'Connor· Host0:59

    C.S. Lewis once wrote, I think, this is a paraphrase, that a children's book that's only enjoyed by children is a bad book. Do you agree with that?

  6. Philip Pullman· Guest1:12

    Yes, I do. Um, I disagree with Lewis about a lot of things- [laughs] ... but I do agree with him when he says, talks sensible things and says sensible things about books.

  7. Alex O'Connor· Host1:21

    Mm-hmm.

  8. Philip Pullman· Guest1:22

    Um, one other sensible thing he said was the difference between books that have an atmosphere and books that don't, and he, he, um, he referred

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