That's a little difficult for the doctrinaire adherents of 'science' to accept, Kevin - the fact that even THEY have beliefs....in what they perceive as science. True scientists know that they have theories that have varying levels of proof, but that there are other possibilities. And one of those possibilities is that theories can collapse.

These doctrinaire adherents of 'science' claim certainty, just as the doctrinaire adherents of a literal biblical view of creation claim certainty. The only certainty I have, is that both of them are certainly wrong.

The rest of us have some level of doubt, some acknowledgement that we don't know as much as we'd like to know - which means that there is mystery in much of what we see and wonder at the further discoveries that will unfold. Some of us have a spiritual perspective on this. We respect and accept the discoveries of science, but still seek a meaning behind it all - knowing that we will never find an absolute answer. We may or may not see value in tradition and ritual and myth in the exploration of the Unknown, but we accept and respect that there are many avenues in the quest for understanding.

In the exploration of the Unknown, many of us have gained respect for ancient myths and traditions, finding truth in the poetry of Celtic and Teutonic and Greek and Roman and Egyptian and Native American and Asian and Christian and Hebrew and Muslim and other systems of belief.

I think the greatest thing we can know, is that we don't know very much - and that it's important to respect and learn from the way others see things.

-Joe-