ok..*grin*.... once you show me what a "non-material event" might look like. I personally cannot imagine an event apart from some material change. Just naming something doesn't create reality. (yes, I use words like 'love' and 'soul' to express certain states of my consciousness, but it might be that the ultimate basis of them may be just physiochemical interactions....maybe down to the quark level..

I base these notions on more and more evidence that DNA and heredity can explain more & more of our human condition and actions....much as you pointed out that scientific evidence supports evolution over creation theory. It's never over when we're looking for these kind of of answers, but I'm not willing to make the 'leap of faith' you seem to.