The human being is an intellectual being constantly in search of more. Most human beings are not satisfied with the status quo. Human beings seek a meaning of life. They seek an understanding of matters greater than they are. A quest exists beyond that to understand who is right and who is wrong.

One thing neither side will disagree with is that our universe, and everything beyond, exists in a harmony that is breath taking. The question that has existed for centuries is, how do we explain it? Some will say that the magnetic (i.e. gravitational) forces that one body exerts on another keeps a balance. Some will say that the reason that an asteroid or meteor has not penetrated the Earth’s rim is based on the dynamics of the Earth that can be explained scientifically. Some will say that God created all this and monitors it. Others will say that God created this universe to be self-servient. Some will say that God created man in His own image. Some will say that Darwin’s theory of evolution explains this. Others will say that evolution has occurred, but there are unexplained pockets of evolution that are either a result of a miracle or that they cannot, as of yet, be explained by humans.

We cannot, at this point, say with 100% certainty that one side is correct and the other side is 100% wrong. So, where does this leave us, on issue, with the two sides?

I don’t know if it is indigenous to America or not, but I think the two sides are divided by a sort of sports mentality. In professional and collegiate sports of the America of today, you have two sides of a championship game. You have the winner and an utter loser. No credit, in the American sports game of today, is given to finishing second. The Buffalo Bills, for example, made it to four straight Super Bowls, yet they are considered complete losers by some. The Atlanta Braves won fourteen straight division titles, yet they are considered losers for only winning one World Series. So, too, with the issue of who is right and who is wrong in the political arena of the religious versus the non-religious.

If you believe in intelligent design, you are a complete and absolute moron. There is no ceding to certain facts or ideas. There is my way and the wrong way. Scientific data explains everything, they say, and I can’t believe you don’t see this.

This uncompromising philosophy leaks over into the manner in which the non-religious regard the religious. If you believe in God and worship Him, you must seek simplistic solutions to your daily life. My question, after the atheists have attempted to debunk all that I believe, is: "Where is your passion formed?"

Why does my "simplistic" point of view provide you a threat so severe that you feel a need to lower my status as a human life form?

We all seek spiritual fulfillment. Christians, Muslims, the Jewish and all other religious factions seek inner fulfillment through belief in mysticism. In general, atheists and non religious folk seem to seek inner fulfillment through scientific and philosophic fulfillment, but most of these people that I’ve run across in my life have an emptiness that they cannot totally explain.

Some of these people find solace in short term releases. They argue that the religious folk need short term fulfillment in their lives to take the place of this never-ending search for fulfillment. If you did more drugs, or had more meaningless sexual activity in your life, then you wouldn’t worry so much about this search for greater answers. I think it can be said that other than the short term euphoria these solutions offer, they don’t provide anything substantive to the inner core.

In the end, the question must be asked: Why do you care? I am not an ardent believer in either side. I have questions on both sides. Both sides are flawed in their pursuit of truth. The greater question remains: Why do you care that I seek these answers in the method I do? Why do you care if I don’t believe the same thing you do? If I’m incorrect in my pursuits, why is there this ardent need to change my mind? Is it because you’ve been unsuccessful too, or is it that my chase for an answer isn’t as empty and unfulfilling as yours?