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Chapter Two studies that otherwise might not have been part of my experience. I was compelled by my rational and reflective nature to research each idea that came to me in order to discover if there was any way it could be Getting more data was a problem. I subscribed to a library service by mail, and soon began ordering and reading book after book on subjects that ranged from geology to physics, from psychology, to theology, from metaphysics to astronomy. As I read, I found many pieces that not only supported the ideas that came to me in response to my questions, but also expanded on many of the concepts in dramatic ways, leading to more interesting questions, more answers, and more data collection. I was both surprised and energized to find that the ideas I was getting I began to systematically assemble my notes and ideas, including the notes from “mainstream” sources that supported what I had written, or expanded the idea, or, at the very least, gave it plausibility. If the “idea” I had was not supported by observation or scholarly opinion, I discarded it. These notes and commentaries became a manuscript that I As I pulled on the thread of Ariadne, it seemed the entire fabric of my religion, as it was taught, unraveled, and there, concealed behind the metaphors of the Bible, supported by facts and ideas of science, was a concept so amazing that it took my breath away. Well, actually, it’s quite simple. As I followed the thread through the labyrinth, going from the very large to the very small, it became clear to me that the search for the true meaning of Love was the same as the search for Salvation and Faith and, ultimately, the search for the In Matthew 24, Jesus gives a discourse on the “End Times;” that period in which the last trumpet will sound and the Mystery of God will be revealed which includes: ..as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the son of man. For just as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah went into the Ark, and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away, so mada ean c Deluge. supported scientifically and objectively. weren’t so crazy after all! entitled The Noah Syndrome. The idea was Macro-Cosmic Metamorphosis in Quantum terms. How did I come to this when I started out trying to discover the Noumenal existence of Love and good and evil? meaning of Eternal Life. will be the coming of the Son of man. This event, the End, was compared to the “Days of Noah” - the