I guess my response to that is filtered because I don't believe in an interventionist God, but you make two good points. Firstly, that an open mind (about anyt

I guess my response to that is filtered because I don't believe in an interventionist God, but you make two good points. Firstly, that an open mind (about anything - I made an analogy to Pascal's Wager but didn't introduce God into the discussion) is important. So often "I know" means "I say No" to possibility. Secondly, I was initially inclined to think that giving God some agency in one's life defeats the initial argument I wanted to make about choice and power in life. On reflection, if you do believe in a God that can influence your reality, and believe you can communicate with her, then it's just another way of choosing dreams / goals and working to create them, and feeling like an important part of the whole universe.