All -isms End Up In Schisms.

...but With My Clamoring Ego Solidly In Place, I Considered The Title, 'memories Of A Failed Nobody'.

I Don't Want To Justify Religion In Terms Of Its Benefits To Us. I Believe That, On Balance, It Does A Lot Of Bad Things, Too - A Tremendous Amount. But I Don't Think That The Final Justification Of Religion Is The Good It Does For People. I Think The Final Justification Is That It's True, And Truth Takes Priority Over Consequences. Religion Helps Us Deal With What Is Most Important To The Human Spirit: Values, Meaning, Purpose, And Quality.

If Human Life Is To Survive On This Planet, The Old Dualistic Worldview, With People On One Side And The Environment On The Other, Must Yield To A New Vision That Connects Us With Everything Else And Leads Us To Care For And Take Responsibility For It.

Science Can Prove Nothing About God, Because God Lies Outside Its Province.

The Object Of Pilgrimage Is Not Rest And Recreation – To Get Away From It All. To Set Out On A Pilgrimage Is To Throw Down A Challenge To Everyday Life.