re: #161 Locker

I guess for some folks the miracle of human beings evolving on this back water planet and evolving to the point where we have computers, kung pow chicken and enough nuclear weapons to blow up our own planet many times over isn’t “amazing” enough.

They need to invent aliens, ghosts, tarot, channeling and yes… religion to inject some “much needed?” mystery into their lives. No offense to the freakazoid role players but looking down into the grass and seeing an ant carrying something 10x it’s size is WAY more incredible than “ghostly ectoplasm” that suddenly appears in “haunted houses” whenever the investigators sneeze into their hand.

Not all believers see the world through distorted eyes.

There are more than a few of us that are not at war with science- in fact, we embrace it.

To believe in God is not to make a statement that divests us from science. Not all of us wear our faith in our sleeves. For many, belief in God is centered on the personal benefits and meaning a relationship with God brings us.

Believers are not a monolithic lot.