"But there's another kind of religion, a kind of religion that exists in many denominations. This kind of religion is based on shared ideals and values like peace and justice and love and family and ancestral tradition. While the fundamentalists think they have all the answers, this kind of religion is full of people who have mostly questions. These are people who seek to explore the mysteries of life - not define those mysteries into doctrinal certitude. This sort of religion tends to be very self-critical and self-aware. People like this (are) not even upset to know that some of their beliefs may be based on myth, particularly if those myths are helpful to them in exploring the mysteries of life. This sort of religion sees the individual as being "saved" as part of a community, by serving and healing the community, the earth, and humankind." Joe Offer

"Folks like myself find science as enhancing this quest, adding spice to it, helping us understand, all the while creating more questions than it answers. Big Mick

There, in a big nutshell, is my philosophy. Thank you to both.

I have far more questions than I have settled upon answers but I suspect that will always be the case. And that is OK. As long as I can live in a society where questions are permissible I will be all right.