Lewis's trilemma

Lewis's Trilemma is a way of thinking about life and belief in God. Imagine you are in a forest and come across a rabbit. You might think: "The rabbit must have come from somewhere. Maybe it came from a hole." But then you might wonder where the hole came from. Maybe it was dug by a fox. But then you might wonder where the fox came from. Maybe it was born from an earlier fox... and so on.

In a similar way, people might wonder where beliefs about God come from. Some might say they come from the Bible, but then someone might ask how the Bible was created. Others might say they come from tradition or personal experience, but then someone might ask how those sources are reliable.

So, Lewis's Trilemma says that when we try to figure out where our beliefs about God come from, we have only 3 options:

1. Our beliefs come from reason, but then we have to explain how our reasoning is trustworthy.
2. Our beliefs come from tradition, but then we have to explain how that tradition is reliable.
3. Our beliefs come from personal experience, but then we have to explain how that experience is valid.

In summary, Lewis's Trilemma asks us to consider where our beliefs come from and if we can truly trust them, leaving us with only three possible sources: reason, tradition, or personal experience.