Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel more depressed and defeated than they have at any point in human history?

But who is more ignorant? The man who cannot define lightning, or the man who does not respect its awesome power?

Nothing captures human interest more than human tragedy.

You can point to the alleged miracles of the Bible, or any other religious text, but they are nothing but old stories fabricated by man and then exaggerated over time.

Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases. Washington has obelisks and pyramids and underground tunnels and great art and a whole shadow world that we really don't see.

Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may.

Buddha had said: "Each of us is a God. Each of us knows all. We need only open our minds to hear our own wisdom.