FD I remember talking to a Canadian Vietnam War veteran who flew the smaller escort helicopters...well armed and all but vulnerable when guarding the larger helicoper troopships that would land.

The escorts took up positions in the air to safeguard the troops but some of the ones in front would turn to face the copter on the ground...leaving their backs exposed...it was a very interesting conversation about helicopter warfare tactics.

What stuck with me though is that he told me Christian ministers would urge then to "Kill A Commie For Christ"

All sides are guilty here. It is just when "our side" does it, it's OK

And an interesting observation on your part that it is more like God will be discovered in physics or math....than in "our stories"

That is worthy of a thread all on its own.

IMO all human advancement has its origins in a quest for understanding God, our world and our place in it. It is behind all scripture, religion etc. So part of me agrees with your thought....but our stories are very important because expressive language can convey far more than symbolic language that represents reality as we believe it to be.

I also have a real heretical thought.

If "Eve eating the apple" is true, and caused our expulsion from "Eden", it was a great thing because it gave us "awareness" and "questioning our condition" and "observer status". It gave us "I think therefore I am" and it seperated us from other animals.




If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop