“I have great hopes that we shall learn in due time how to emotionalise and mythologise their science to such an extent that what is, in effect, a belief in us, (though not under that name) will creep in while the human mind remains closed to belief in the enemy (God). The ‘life force,’ the worship of sex, and some aspects of Psychoanalysis, may here prove useful. If once we can produce our perfect work — the Materialist Magician, the man, not using, but veritably worshipping, what he vaguely calls ‘forces’ while denying the existence of ‘spirits’ — then the end of the war will be in sight. but in the meantime we must obey our orders. I do not think you will have much difficulty in keeping the patient in the dark. The fact that ‘devils’ are predominantly comic figures in the modern imagination will help you. If any faint suspicion of your existence begins to arise in his mind, suggest to him a picture of something in red tights, and persuade him that since he cannot believe in that (it is an old textbook method of confusing them) he therefore cannot believe in you.” — C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
The powers and principalities have nearly pulled this one off. Science has become a religion of sorts and becomes increasingly so with each new headline. Whether it is overpopulation and abortion, wellness and vaccination, or the world and climate control, science says what are the sins while declaring themselves the Savior.
Science has never rejected the sovereignty of God. It rejects the God of sovereignty. The sovereignty it likes a good deal actually. It can get on board with unmitigated authority as long as it is the one who has it. In other words. the Spirit of the Age, i.e. Scientism, aspires to sovereignty and gladly borrows the idea from God while flat refusing to acknowledge the God from whom they've copped the credit.
But none of this should surprise. Lewis said it a century ago, but the Apostle Paul said it a few millennia ago.
2 Corinthians 2:11
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Satan should never have the element of surprise. His tactics are transparent. The only way he can get the jump on anyone is if they refuse to pay attention or deliberately forget what they clearly know. But no Christian need worry himself about being caught by a secret snare. The Bible provides sinfrared vision.
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