Seeking vaguely Lewisian quotation

To sidestep the ansthropic principle, and science versus faith,
and related topics being discussed in a refreshingly civil way -
can anyone here help me with the origin of a passage? This popped
into my mind after reading a recent book on Lewis which mentioned
that, as remarked by one of the youngsters "visiting" during the
Blitz evacuation, Lewis took some interest in astronomy and
kept a small telescope. This reminded me of a line which I thought
was in one of the Screwtape writings, so of course I can't actually
find it in either of them. Something to the effect that "our
astronomers in Hell can see the full extent of misery and suffering
throughout the Universe, unhindered by any merely physical limitations".
Sounds like Screwtape, but I've evidently conflated something else.

Does this ring a bell with anyone?

Thanks,

Bill Keel

"William C. Keel" <keel RemoveThis @bildad.astr.ua.edu> wrote in message
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> To sidestep the ansthropic principle, and science versus faith,
> and related topics being discussed in a refreshingly civil way -
> can anyone here help me with the origin of a passage? This popped
> into my mind after reading a recent book on Lewis which mentioned
> that, as remarked by one of the youngsters "visiting" during the
> Blitz evacuation, Lewis took some interest in astronomy and
> kept a small telescope. This reminded me of a line which I thought
> was in one of the Screwtape writings, so of course I can't actually
> find it in either of them. Something to the effect that "our
> astronomers in Hell can see the full extent of misery and suffering
> throughout the Universe, unhindered by any merely physical limitations".
> Sounds like Screwtape, but I've evidently conflated something else.

A rather unhelpful answer: I'm pretty sure it's not literal Screwtape in that
it's reasonably striking and I'm fairly sure I would have remembered it if it
was in there. Nor do I remember any such direct quotation anywhere in Lewis.
However, as you say, it sounds very like the sort of thing he would have said.

(Now watch someone prove me wrong )
Nicholas.
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