# What Pride Has to do with Marriage, Modern Tech, and this C.S. Lewis Sci-Fi Novel

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Podcast: [Know Why Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/know-why-podcast-6453477)
Published: 2026-08-05T15:24:22+00:00
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## Resource

Historically pride was called the queen of vices for a reason. What does it have to do with the relationship breakdown in modern society, modern tech advancement, and the destruction of the natural world? Everything. In this episode, Liberty reviews a 1945 science fiction novel—That Hideous Strength—in which C.S. Lewis imagined many of the problems we are seeing play out in the modern world. But for the final installment in what has been called the Space Trilogy, Lewis’s approach is surprisingly down-to-earth. More Resources: Memento Vivere https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2026/07/memento-vivere/ ‘Incarnating That Ghost:’ Reflecting on Marriage, Nature, and That Hideous Strength https://libertymcartor.substack.com/p/incarnating-that-ghost-reflecting Point of View Next Generation Roundtable Discussion of “Memento Vivere” https://www.youtube.com/live/3dqzy_chKuc?si=_2jPxZEiPFKl3DJr&t=4862

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