wow, thank you so much. It's so good to hear from someone who totally understands and appreciates my points. The last two responders excoriated me. One couldn't see my point comparing some atheists to religious zealots, an attack she went into before even reading the essay and then doubling down after she did, and the other thought that my understanding of "God" was just a repackaged Abrahamic view. I didn't let them get me down, but you just elated me. Thank you. I love giving people things to chew on.