I fall into the “third sort” pretty much, but my conviction is that a life of rigorous honesty (code words) demands that I not hide behind (religious, sacramental) code words any longer. You can imagine how this has made life more challenging even as I realize that it is not a D&D game. It is tempting simply to replace one set of symbols with another and persist in not getting at the truth. I can continue to mistake the finger for the moon, as it were.

At any rate, I will carry on with my pondering, and I appreciate what you have contributed to the process, in this response and in your blogging in general.