The professor talks about a relationship with God as a hunger, a need. While there are disciples who have couched belief in those terms I have a different view. My relationship with God is based on my relationship to the universe, His creation.
I have absolute and certain knowledge, first hand, of the presence of God in my life and in the world around me. It is not debatable except as an exercise in witnessing to my experience of truth and reality.
Does the good Dr. from my alma mater claim that knowledge is genetic? If so should I assume that his genes are superior or inferior to my own?
There will always be pinheads who spout whatever ideas they think will gain them notoriety. Such, simply, is the case with the good professor.
Quite profound and well said.