The Farthest Wave: God In A Box

February 9, 2006

That God is perfect
On this we can agree.

But beware lest ye
Place Him in a box

For Perfection has a way
Of surprising thee!

"God in a Box" was conceived while considering how the religious elite of Galileo's day pressured him to interpret his telescopic observations of Jupiter's moons and of sunspots in ways that suited their religious views rather than in ways that intelligently explained his observations. One must also ask the question, "What is perfection, and who defines it?"