The author of this column as well as some of our bloggers miss the entire point. Bill is simply stating that he doesn't know the answers to the great questions about our origin and our final destination. Unlike many of of the sheep who blindlly and irrationationally follow whatever they are told, he has the courage to think for himself and leap into the great unknown. That takes more courage than to simply follow some unproven and unsubstantiatiated snake oil peddled by phonies in robes or in funny hats. Faith is just a word for being intellectually lazy and dishonest!