Lewis was using a metaphor. In a sense, Humans are half creatures of earth, half creatures of heaven, made to transition from the former to the latter. Like as a frog starts as a tadpole (in water, gilled) but transforms into the fully legged tail-less adult creature.
Screwtape recommends instilling fear, doubts, and distractions in humans to undermine their courage. By manipulating their thoughts and emotions, demons can prevent humans from taking brave and courageous actions in the face of challenges or adversity.
In C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters," Screwtape suggests that God has the "abominable advantage" of being able to create and sustain reality itself, while demons like Screwtape can only manipulate and corrupt what God has made. This inherent superiority allows God to offer genuine love and goodness, making it challenging for demons to lead humans astray without distorting the very truths that define their existence. Essentially, God's ability to generate life and truth gives Him a profound leverage over the deceptive tactics of evil.
The Screwtape Letters was created in 1942.
Screwtape is a demon in The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. He mentors his nephew, Wormwood, as he tries to steal a man away from heaven.
Secretary to Screwtape, a senior tempter/psychiatrist.
The Screwtape Letters has 175 pages.
Lungs Amphibians actually do have lungs. They lack most of the glands that we humans have.
amphibians
The ISBN of The Screwtape Letters is 978-0-06-065293-7.
I don't believe he ever specifically mentions the official name. He does mention, in passing, his position (under-secretary of a department), so it's reasonably likely that it's the "Department of Temptations" (or possibly "Department of Acquisitions", based on the ultimate goal).
amphibians are creatures that can live in water or on land, that does not mean that if we build a dome underwater and live their that we are amphibians.Amphibians can breathe underwater and on land, and since humans can't breathe underwater without the help of special equipment we are not amphibians.
In "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis, Wormwood is a junior demon assigned to tempt a man known as "the Patient" away from faith and towards damnation. He is the nephew of Screwtape, a senior demon who acts as his mentor and supervisor. Wormwood's ineptitude and failures provide the humor and irony in the story.