S9E10 – Abolition – Ch. 1, Pt. 1 ("Pretty Waterfalls")

Pints with Jack: The C.S. Lewis Podcast

David Bates, Matt Bush, and Andrew Lazo

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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It is time for our main book of the season, The Abolition of Man! In today's episode we discuss its origin and dip our toe into Chapter 1...

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0:00.0	When the man said, that is sublime, he appeared to be making a remark about the waterfall.
0:09.0	Actually, he was not making a remark about the waterfall, but a remark about his own feelings.
0:16.0	This confusion is continually present in language as we use it. We appear to be saying something very important
0:22.4	about something, and actually we are only saying something about our own feelings. From
0:28.8	The Green Book. This is Pints with Jack, season 9, episode 10. The Abolition of Man, Chapter 1,
0:38.8	Men Without Chests Part 1
0:40.6	Pretty Waterfalls
0:42.4	Have you been looking
0:44.5	everywhere searching for a place where you belong
0:48.0	Away from the masses
0:50.2	among clinking glasses
0:51.6	Where the hear the hearth fire is on
0:53.8	Let the laughter welcome you in
0:56.7	That eagle and child din
0:59.6	There's room at this table
1:02.0	To take a seat and tuck right in
1:04.8	Pints with Jack
1:06.1	Pints with Jack
1:09.0	Pints with Jack
1:10.0	Welcome Pints with Jack Welcome friends to Pints with Jack
1:16.8	and welcome to the first episode
1:19.1	devoted to the main book this season,
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