Steve: "....The study of the shroud did not have the endorsement of any religion, sect or political system as its remit. Its aim was to discover how old the thing was and to investigate the nature of the imprint. The findings, as I understand them, are "true" in that they conclude that the shroud is a medieval piece of cloth containing an imprint that still holds mysteries."

OK..Close, but NOT an 'imprint'...an image, holographic in nature caused by 'radiation, either of heat or light, or both. To 'lift' the image, to try to reproduce the image as accurately as possible, Ray Downing, from Macbeth Studios had to find out what caused it....THAT is where it gets interesting, as so far and the technical, and what they discovered....fair enough?

Steve: "....I kinda like that). But what science will never accept is the insertion of God into anything that can't, for now, be easily explained."

OK..but that is how you or them define 'GOD' with all it's properties...if they're/you're thinking of 'God' as a being, separate from the 'creation', a ruling guy with a big beard and silver hammer, waiting for us to get 'holy'..to bop us on the head, or to 'reward' the most 'self-righteous', as deemed by the adherence of some religious doctrine(s), then, of course, that would be a terrible misfortune of misunderstanding!!

Steve: "Absolute tommy-rot. As a man, Beethoven was as earthbound as can be, and his great achievement was to imbue his music with boundless humanity and tell us more about ourselves."

Not 'tommy-rot'....yes Beethoven was a 'earthbound man, as we know men..but that DOES NOT account for where he was able to tap into...as WE all CAN!!..and as far as his music being able to 'tell us more about ourselves', RIGHT!..because there is a 'fabric' that we all share....that 'fabric' links us...and to tap into it, and that what makes up it's properties, he doesn't draw a separation between that, and 'God'...I agree!

Steve: "....and don't forget your tom-tom!"

Keyboards, or guitar..and I may add that in composing 1/2 hour and greater pieces on the keyboards, tapping into what I tap into...if find NO discrepancy, whatsoever. As it is, as of now, at this posting, 6 separate hospitals, 4 therapists, and three extended care hospitals, along with several physicians(including sevaral cardiologists and a neurosurgeon are utilizing 'my' music, for the healing and recovery of their patients..no shit!..Hearing that even blew me away!!
Steve, there IS something to this. I know from where I am when I compose/play/perform it, the vibes in the place, and the re-actions of the listeners, along with what they tell me they experienced. It really IS uncanny...but it's wonderful!

Hey, How did you like the harp player on the Carolyn Wonderland link?..I thought they all kicked ass!

GfS