As a child, I was consistently chastised by my father for jumping to conclusions. He is a scientist, in telecommunications, and his disdain for flights of fancy was something of a constant. He never managed to finish reading Lord of the Rings, and he despised Spielberg for needing aliens to tell human stories. I think he had a point, briefly!
I'm unsure now whether my father was ever an atheist. He was adamant that he would not religiously indoctrinate his children, although he has also said he regrets now not showing the importance of scriptural education. My response to him is that I have read more about religion from a secular perspective than I believe I ever would have done from religious instruction, but I think that, now, he would prefer I simply believed.
My mother is simple in her faith. People confuse simplicity with stupidity, betraying their own lack of understanding. Then again, my mother also prays often to St Jude with respect to me. Perhaps that means something?
And since I have no complaints about my parents, I really don't have to hold anything back. I might be a tad squeamish if she got access to the TOE forum on B77- but only for a minute. What I wrote there is just as sincere as everything else I write. If what I wrote there interests her, she's welcome to read it.
