"Men Without Chests"- C.S. Lewis on the Abolition of Man

It would seem that our world has progressed to utter uselessness, despite Lewis' warnings some decades ago. Society has, in the name of "scientific pursuit," managed to eradicate the sentiments. Values cannot exist, for the universals which govern them are not recognized by the greater populace as a result of so-called scientific discovery. Lewis seeks to prove, not Christianity, nor even theism in general (though he ascribes to both), but simply the reality of a universal standard which determines the value of all things (generically here called the "Tao"). It is man's habitation within the confines of the "Tao" which allows his intellect to control the natural appetites (the head controls the belly by means of the chest). Men without chests are doomed to be governed by their appetites, and their "intellect" is forfeit. Man, seeking to gain control of all things through the discoveries of science, has ironically surrendered himself to that very natural world over which he claims domination. Herein lies the abolition of man.