RICHARD DAWKINS, MILITANT ATHEIST by Steve Savage

"Once a year, 1000 remarkable people gather in Monterey, California to exchange something of incalculable value - their ideas. What happens there has never been shared until now."

One of the speakers, Oxford University's noted evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins (photo), gave a devastating critique of religion that has made him a leading figure in the New Atheism.

Here is my reply to Mr. Dawkins:
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"Men believe what they cannot prove" - Kwai Chang Caine

Atheism is a belief, a conviction, not provable. "Does God exist? If He does not exist, then who is it that Atheists believe they deny? Science, in the language of Quantum Theory, says God does exist because "All things are possible." Mr. Dawkins is, of course, an absolutely brilliant man in this Realm of Relativity in which we all find ourselves and, as such, he pitches a very cogent, persuasive appeal for his opinions to those whom he considers espouse the belief that they are the Elite among us. His English accent, couched in pomposity and arrogance, doesn't hurt the presentation either. It's perfectly natural for parts to seek out their analogs within the structure of the Whole; the Law of Homogeneity at work, birds of a feather wanting to flock together. So the Draft call to enlist in the Army of Militant Atheism by Mr. Dawkins is quite understandable. My concern is that we are all here, on a Great Round Ball, smack dab in the middle of Zero and Infinity, not knowing who we are, where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going from here, if anywhere. While it is true that in our Realm of Relative Existence, some are relatively more intelligent than others; on the Level Playing Field in which we find ourselves, we are all absolutely as equally ignorant in our ability to come up with answers to the Eternal Questions. I have often wondered what would happen if, for one reason or another, the masses became convinced that there is no God. Would the poor and hungry turn upon the rich and satisfied? In the "Bhagavad Gita," the Song of God, Dharma asks of Yudisthira, "Of all the world's wonders, which is the most wonderful?" And Yudisthira replies: "That no man, though he sees others dying all about him, believes that he, himself, will not die." So unless Mr. Dawkins is an immortal, the time will come for him to stand before the Door that leads into the Great Unknown. He may very well find himself rapidly evolving from Militant Atheist to Agnostic, to Believer, to Repentant Metanoid. And, of course, he will be welcomed with open arms.

TROLLS AND TRIBULATIONS by Steve Savage "King of the Beasts"

Oh, I was a hard core gamer, there’s no denying that;
I played Trolls and Tribulations for hours where I sat.
Maddingly, frustratingly, I was on a Roll,
To conquer Level 7, Maze 5 the Final Goal.
My blood pressure rose, my anger flared,
Each time I failed the Level dared.
Years of play, gain by gain, I strived to improve my score;
Overcoming my sticking points, I hit Level 6, Maze 4.
I could feel the final victory; sense it coming my way;
But it was not to be in this lifetime, my reward for years of play.
A house fire took that from me; the game would be no more;
Gone were Trolls and Tribulations and my Commodore 64.

  Mozart Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major K. 545 1st movement

CHESSMEN by Steve Savage "King of the Beasts"

CHESSMEN
by Steve Savage "King of the Beasts"

Those called “WE,” the mirrored image of His Immortal Name;
Rich and Poor, High and Low, are equally here to play His Game.
You are upon this Level, to be searched by the Triangled Eye,
To determine if you are a Son of Truth or a Son of the Evil Lie.
Each is assigned a Circumscribed Station ’til time to part the Square;
So Act upon the Plumb's the Rule, stay Upright, True and Fair.