[50sDad]

Almighty ruler of the all
Whose power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe—
Oh grant Thy mercy and Thy grace
To those who venture into space.

-------------------------Robert Heinlein

[RightWhale]

I had doubted Whitehead's beliefs and so had never read him because of his association with Russell and the Positivists. But, I found that he was not associated with the Positivists except for Russell, and that only for writing their little logic book. They they parted company. Now I have several of Whitehead's books and find he is one of the most stalwart proponents of evolution, and puts God as the eternal object that needs no other object and must be there for other objects to exist. Not an anthropomorphic view, but far from materialistic and certainly not Positivism.