Yes, the strive for understanding of our surroundings has always been a spiritual event, and many ideas have surfaced, begining with religious ones. The use of a concept such as god just is not the internal tool I use in trying to understand the universe, and along the way, if I ever meet it, I would have no doubt. I do not completely disregard the possibility, it just is at the bottom of my view of probabilities.
Thanks for the well put thought. I have been reading but keeping my comments to myself for awhile, sometimes I get a "little" zealous in the expression of my "opinions". This is the best overall forum I have found, it evolves I guess is the best way to put it, in cycles.