Everything begins as an internal reality and then is externalized through perception.

To have a high IQ, you tend to specialize, think deep thoughts. You avoid trivia.

Everything begins as an internal reality and then is externalized through perception.

You cannot describe the universe completely with any accuracy unless you're willing to admit that it's both physical and mental in nature.

I believe in the theory of evolution, but I believe as well in the allegorical truth of creation theory. In other words, I believe that evolution, including the principle of natural selection, is one of the tools used by God to create mankind. Mankind is then a participant in the creation of the universe itself, so that we have a closed loop. I believe that there is a level on which science and religious metaphor are mutually compatible.