Hi Nort,

Don't worry about intellectual trespassing. We are all guilty. However, one should not be afraid to speak one's own language and toot one's own horn. God talk should not frighten anyone. We are all translators and interpreters, and able to extract whatever meaning we can from speach for ourselves. We all try to make the world ours. It is part of the process or incorporation or embodiment, or making the word flesh as Christians would say, yes? (Now I am crossing into unknown territory!) The difference between the scientific and religious worldview as I see it is one of perspective: the former is outside looking in and the latter is inside looking out. Is there a middle position? I don't know. There are limits to both perspectives. Science tries to understand the world objectively which comes up against our own subjectivity. On the other hand, religion tries to incorporate the world into the subjective realm, which comes up against the limits of our own humanity and understanding. Maybe being in between is what it means to be human, between heaven and earth. I do have plans to visit Boston and would swing by New Haven. I am finalizing them at the moment and will let you know soon.

Tad