The whole of my lower left mouth and lip is totally numb. It feels as if my lip is the size of a plum and I'm helplessly dribbling all over my keyboard.

I haven't posted properly in quite some time now, which generally means one of two things. The first plausable reason is that I'm dead. This is highly unlikely, unless heaven contains some form of connection to the real worlds internet. The second reason I can think of is that I'm ok, not brilliant, not bad, just ok. The kind of mood where I'm not feeling emotional about anything bad or upsetting to post and similarly nothing is going so well that I really have to share it with you.

But still, this weekend it was Tobys birthday. We all went down to his home in Palestine to celebrate. One conversation I had there does warrant a mention here though. It was on the subject of religion, which is normally a pretty sore point with me.

But that conversation, along with my recent reading of the opening passages from the Bible, leads me to a new perspective on my belief in Science, and in this context I think Science deserves a capital letter.

My belief in Science is unquestionable, I believe that Science holds the answers to many things including explanations to many "miracles" of every day life. I find it gives me the answer and meaning to enough things for me to trust it and spend my time reading and learning about.

But why is this any different to believing in God and this "superior" being creating the Universe and everything it contains. Just because Science has formed a set of rules and regulations that I believe explain the existence of humans, why is that any more likely that the explanation that God used the dust of the earth to create man (stated in Genesis).

I've many times before got frustrated and quite probably offensive when I talk about how many relgious people try and preach their beliefs and convert people to their way of thinking. But it's only now that I see I'm being hypocritical by telling people that religion isn't everything and that Science is what we should have faith in.

I've never applied the logic that tells me it can be just as futile for me to try and persuade people about Science as it is for people to preach the teachings of God. The way I get upset at certain aspects of religion should be no more correct than the way religious people in the past have expressed their upset that I am disrespectful to God for not believing in him/her/it or that I disgrace humanity by drinking alcohol or having sex out of wedlock.

What I'm trying to say is I begin to see that the text books that sit on my shelf are no more of a correct explaination or set of beliefs than the Bible that sits on many other peoples shelves.

(Apologies for the poorly written post, I want to get this pattern of thinking I have down, but I think the anaesthetic from the dentist is possibly affecting my brain too!)