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drhagen on Oct 29, 2024 | [–]

In Chapter 21 of the Screwtape Letters, CS Lewis discusses the dangers of interchanging of the various flavors of "my". (Well, a fictional demon monologues about the utility of confusing "my" in the mind of humans, but that's the Screwtape Letters for you.)

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