Here's what she said in her opening email:
Upon reading your "12 Steps to Enlightenment" I saw a comment from someone much like myself who was genuinely curious as to why you believe what you believe and how you came to such conclusions. I too would like to know, if you do not mind.
I'd like to make it clear I am not here to prove to you a deity exists or that I'm right or wrong. I just want to talk in depth with someone about it without it turning into an argument.
I am not interested in proving there is a God, but rather figuring out the absolute truth behind the origin of life. Although I admit I am a Christian, I still am open to learning about other possibilities.
I had to reply to this second statement:
You say you want to figure out the absolute truth behind the origin of life. I might just say that I will freely admit, and I think all atheists would agree, we have no idea what the “absolute truth” is of the origin of life. That’s what science is about. Trying to figure that out. But no one knows. Not christians, not muslims, and not atheists or scientists. All we can do is guess and ask questions and test and explore. Anyone who says they know the origins of life is lying to you and to themselves.
She hasn't responded yet.
After making sure I could use our conversations as inspiration on HDC, here's what she asked me:
Do you equate religion with deities or do you view them as separate? In other words, do you think man created God or Gods, or do you think that despite religion's obvious flaws, God is not defined by them?
