I was a student in a Roman Catholic seminary in Milwaukee for eight years, 1961-1970. We were taught that God created through the wonderful, miraculous, natural process of evolution. We were also taught that there should be no conflict between religion and science, that religion cannot and should not attempt to disprove things that have been discovered through the scientific method.

I suppose some of my professors were close to the "intelligent design" way of thinking, but I don't think most would have been tied to that. To me, it feels a bit too anthropromorphic, although I would not totally reject an anthropromorphic metaphor as a way of understanding God.

I've developed my own perspective over the years. I don't disagree with science or Darwin, but I see a spiritual aspect to all that surrounds me. Much of what I see in nature and in people, leads me to awe and wonder. That which draws me to awe and wonder, is what I call God. Whether we see God in it or not, that's OK by me. we all experience the same wonderful things. How we see them, is another matter.

-Joe-