C.S. Lewis and Bulverism

After reading C.S. Lewis' paper God in the Dock: "Bulverism" I was very impressed. Lewis' wit is outstanding. He cleverly points out that just because what someone does is tainted by improper motives does not necessarily make what they believe false. People in Lewis' day were often dismissing Christianity because they could come up with a hypothesis that showed that the motives behind christianity were tainted. Lewis' point is that even if someone can show tainted motives behind what someone beliefs that does not get the person challenging the beliefs from using reason to argue against their beliefs. Lewis puts it more eloquently, "you must show that a man is wrong before you start explaining why he is wrong."