Hello Graham, I appreciate this discussion but I think you are being a bit unfair with this statement. While all our beliefs or understandings of what is true are motivated somewhat by what we want to believe, it is not accurate to say that I support the Big Bang because of my theistic belief. I'm quite confident my theistic belief would survive the loss of the Big Bang theory. I accept the idea of the Big Bang because it is currently accepted as the best explanation for the origin of the universe that science has provided. You do not agree with that based on ideas like "tired light" but my review of your objections to the Big Bang lead me to believe that you are mistaken on this point. Indeed, it may be that your beliefs, as you suggest mine are, are influencing you view that rejects the scientific consensus.

I do believe, as you suggest, that the presence of evil suggests that realism is a better explanation than cosmic idealism (everything is mind), but I am not fixed on that. I am an idealist in the sense of the primacy of mind, but a dual aspect monist that believes the Pauli-Jung conjecture is a reasonable understanding. Looking forward to more of your analysis of my attempt at a theological unity.