"Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one hand." 

And I hope Michael Shermer scorched you a bit, Dan, as you learned why people believe weird things! 

Coincidentally, I'm in the middle of a Michael Shermer podcast as a neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist battle over the existence of an eternal human soul! No cage match antics as it's all quite civil and professorial! I'm wondering will they then duke it out over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin!

Peter T.