Greetings, @windar12q!

I have some thoughts on what you have written, and I will try to get back to you when I have more time. Thank you for the discussion!

Hello Jonathan, I understand your position with all that I have written so far and I admire your integrity and I hope you understand that I am not trying to rid religion for the sake of it. To go forward is the only option for an intelligent species and religion holds us back; let me give you something else to test your vision of reality. I have mentioned how scientist Donald Hoffman discovered that all life cannot see accurately and this will definitely change our view of many things in the future.

I have explained how researching 'Dreams of the future' have led me to the conclusion that all life is evolving as a one energy system and not the individual pockets that we observe. Our subconscious works on average 16/7, but our subconsciousness works 24/7 never stopping; if we are all connected by a one energy system then that means our subconscious is connected world wide 24/7. Imagine a plant with roots to supply the flower it produces with all it needs, allowing it to go on producing. Our subconscious is feeding us in a similar way. Religion is not a stumbling block along the way, it is purposely engineered in the pursuit of finding the truth; it's comparable with the roots of the plant feeding the flower its needs. The difference between the flower and us is intelligence, intelligence is the flower we have to attain to. Think of the subconscious as a one world - wide root, feeding a world - wide life, it's only then will you begin to understand how the polar bear got its coat of white and the tiger got its stripes. 'I remember you questioned this in your opening statement.' regarding it as by a divine power.

Religion and science are on par when it comes to trying to find the truth, but one has to give way when evidence is forthcoming or the roots will die.

A last thought Jonathan; if the subconscious is the most important part of life, what 'miracles' lie hidden from us? I ponder when I think of ghosts and why the roots of our subconscious occasionally brings them to life. I know you struggle with answers that cannot come forth and there is no reason for anyone to be in this position. The reason there are so many religions is the same reason there are differences in politics, sport and in any other walk of life. These differences are the product of our roots trying to attain the flower and in our case, the flower is intelligence.

There is so much more to look forward to without religion, the future is much brighter. Religion was a good thing for its time, but time moves on. What religion was trying to do was feed those roots and produce the flower it thought was waiting and in doing so has helped us to go on to other decisions - all is positive.

There is no need to reply to my previous letter, all my letter was doing is what religion was trying to do - feed the roots of life.

Stay well Jonathan and all the rest.

Hello Jonathan, I have considered my previous letter and you do not have to reply; I will try to explain, but first I must stress that I admire your integrity and I know how hard it must be to face a challenge from someone who opposes everything you believe in.

I have mentioned the works of Dr Donald Hoffman and his findings that all life cannot see accurately, which will eventually change many things that up till now have been unexplainable.

I will try to clarify what is going on in my layman terms. I have explained how my research into the supernatural brought me to the conclusion that all life is evolving as a one energy system and not the individual pockets we observe. Our consciousness works on average 16/7, but our subconscious works 24/7 never stopping. At any point in time, our subconscious is working on a world-wide basis, if all life is connected. Think of a plant and its roots, forever working to produce a flower, the flower is part of a one energy system. Expand on this and regard life as a one energy system having the subconscious for its roots; these roots are designed for the same purpose, to produce a flower, but in our case the flower is intelligence. This is the reason why there are so many different religions, but it is not only religions that form in mass, it is politics, sport or any other walk of life you may think about - it is our roots helping us to achieve the flower, which in our case is intelligence. It is also the reason that the polar bear as a white coat or the tiger has stripes, we are all part of the same 'flower.' Religion is on par with science in the way that it has tried to reach the truth; our roots demanded it, but now is the time that we have to realise that the roots, having done their job, we must give way to evidence or the roots will die.

Another thought that I will just add; when researching the supernatural I often wondered why the subconscious occasionally seemed to bring forth life that had died? I am referring to ghosts. What 'miracles' may be hiding from us in the roots we call the subconscious? Another more important point is we see mutations occurring naturally, (Your point when describing this as some divine influence) we see the Galapagos cormorants changing from flight to flightless and the mud skipper changing from gills to lung. Think, instead of calling it divine influence we call it the work of our roots. What 'miracles' is faith taking us away from?

The reason you don't have to reply to my previous letter is because it is only doing what our roots were designed to do; to produce a flower. (Intellect) Your religion and my rejection is only doing what our roots are telling us - we are not in charge. You have nothing to answer.

To all of you - keep well.