Which nations are the happiest on earth? Studies are always being done to determine the answer, and Christians often end up feeling a little nonplussed by the results. Here's one recent example that makes it sound as if secularism and money are all one needs for happiness.

But as a matter of fact, C. S. Lewis wouldn't have been surprised at all.

Consider this quote from God in the Dock:

While it lasts, the religion of worshipping oneself is the best. I have an elderly acquaintance of about eighty, who has lived a life of unbroken selfishness and self-admiration from the earliest years, and is, more or less, I re­gret to say, one of the happiest men I know. From the moral point of view it is very difficult! I am not approaching the question from that angle. As you perhaps know, I haven't always been a Christian. I didn't go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don't recommend Christianity. I am certain there must be a patent American article on the market which will suit you far better, but I can't give any advice on it.

Maybe what we really need to do is rethink the question.

(H/T the C. S. Lewis Screwtape On Stage Facebook page)