C. S. Lewis on Science and Technology

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) found science both fascinating and helpful to him in his understanding of the world, both physical and spiritual. He incorporated scientific concepts into his apologetics and his fiction. He found that the new scientific discoveries of the twentieth century illuminated his theology. Instead of a conflict with science, Lewis waged an ongoing war against the confusion of materialistic philosophy with science. He was also concerned with the problem of "value-free" technological innovations which have an implication for what it means to be human. Lewis believed that ethics must have a place in the scientific enterprise.