Waht Bill Hamilton talked about recently in this group was a personal
example of that. I will attest to much the same experience. "Seek and you
shall find." said the guy we talk about so much. But the seeking )IMO) has
to be for real, and you have to be ready to follow the answer even though
you don't like it!
C. S. Lewis described (I think it was in SURPRISED BY JOY) the
event/process in which he moved from non-belief to belief. I think he
described it as "being hauled, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom." In
my case, it was much the same. I told God I did not go along with how HE
arranged things. I still do. HE doen't mind that -- I've still got a lot of
growing up to do!
The Ferguson book is great reading, BTW. The issues are clearly set forth.
Among the people who helped with its development are Dawkins, Hawking,
Weinberg and Polkinghorne. And others.
One theme she develops quite well is the distinction between "public
knowledge" and "private knowledge." Yes, it has to do with worldviews, but
much more than that.
Burgy