(From Katlaughing, re: the Quintus Symmachus quote):

"That is well and good for those who believe in some sort of diety, Capri. Meaning no disrespect, just an observation. "

Not necessarily, Kat. Couldn't science be considered one of the "practical systems we adopt in our search for the truth."? Indeed, according to a scientist, it's the most practical of practical systems.

But you're right... I used "Divinity" as the all-inclusive term, when I should have used "Ultimate Reality", which could just as easily apply to the laws of physics (quantum or Newtonian, take your pick), or the natural law of human civilization and reason as to a supernatural being.