Daylia,

We are highly evolved "ape-shaped conglomerations of bacteria" which doesn't denegrate our evolution one bit.

Most of what we know of the universe is composed of not just the matter that we see but sub-atomic particles that we can't see.

Dawkins uses a great analogy. We (people) are like the women in burquas. We can only see a limited view above us (macrocosm) and below us (microcosm).

We should celebrate our evolution and do so by caring for human beings in this life and forget about a "private elevator to heaven" or an imaginary "afterlife".

Mudcatters,

Happy hippity hoppity.

Frank Hamilton