The Reality of Evolution, with the Assumption of Infinity, atop the Idea of God:

The Reality of Evolution: Goosebumps: a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement, Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary. When you become cold you may get goosebumps. These bumps do nothing to warm you. When you become frightened or emotionally freaked out you might get goosebumps. These bumps will do nothing to allay your fears or calm you down. But an animal with fur will be warmed by goosebumps as the bumps cause their hair to bristle and stand creating an air pocket of insulation for added warmth. These same goosebumps will make an animal with fur seem larger and perhaps more menacing to other animals. Getting goosebumps does not mean that you have fur, but it does mean that in the distant past you had a relative who did.

Evolution is a process, not an entity. The Old Testament never describes the process used by God to create Man. Imagine two children sitting at their kitchen table. One child says to the other that he believes in Mom, for Mom created dinner. But the other child disagrees and replies that no, Mom used the microwave and the blender and the cuisinart to make dinner, so obviously Mom does not exist. Both children are confused. Mom is an entity, the kitchen tools used only as a method or process. Those who say I believe in God so I do not believe in evolution are confusing entity and process. Those professing the reverse are also confusing these ideas. Both, however, are plainly ignorant of the facts of evolution and what is actually written in the Bible. The belief in God is not negated by the knowledge of the processes involved in the development of life on our planet. These ideas are not mutually exclusive. Besides if you believe in the Bible then you have to believe that Man has at least evolved since the time of Adam and Eve. If not then where did all our beautiful differences in skin tones, body types, hair and eye color come from; we would all look the same. Hey, remember when Grandma had that Chinese baby? No, no I don't. Exactly.

There are those that say their faith or opinion gives them the right to deny the existence of the evolutionary process, even though it "has" been scientifically proven again and again for all forms of life (even the flu virus mutates or evolves every year). But if you allow yourself to negate a truth simply because you find it uncomfortable, or overly complicated, then you must allow others to disregard truth for the same reasons. There are those who deny the Holocaust because it interferes with their version of faith or that they find the idea too complicated or unbelievable to have occurred. Will you respect their opinion and let it triumph over what you know to be the truth?

The Assumption of Infinity: There is nothing hidden that cannot be revealed. I believe not in limits. For me there are no limits to art, idea, beauty, expression, science, faith, creation and hope. I also believe that there can be no notion of the concept of infinitely big if there is not the belief in infinitely small. As the universe races outwards, so too will our race for what lies within.

The Idea of God: I have never met another who possesses a stronger faith than I. I have met those whose faith seems as strong, but how would I ever really know? And the strength of my faith could never discount or disprove the strength of another's. Even if there faith was one different from my own.

This painting represents my basic philosophy of existence.

Acrylic on Board