Recovering The Lost Art of Common Sense | Dale Ahlquist | An Excerpt from Common
Sense 101: Lessons From G.K. Chesterton
The most famous thing Chesterton said is something he didn't
say. He is always quoted as saying that when a man stops believing in God he
doesn't believe in nothing, he believes in anything. It is a great line, and it
is well worth quoting, and I have no doubt that Chesterton would agree with it
and would be pleased to hear it quoted. But it's just not what he said. What he
said was, "The first effect of not believing in God, is that you lose
your common sense."
Since the line never gets quoted correctly, let's quote it correctly again: "The first effect of not believing in God, is that you
lose your common sense." That means that in order for us to recover our
common sense, we have to recover our faith. In order for us to recover our
faith we need religious renewal and reform. History shows that reform is a
thing that is indeed needed from time to time. And usually it is botched up every
time it is needed.
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