Re (6): Further comments about Belief and Understanding.

What a kind and considered reply. Now I feel like a fool. Oh well, that's not unusual.
Sorry I made you angry because I reminded you of your sister. Funny thing is...you remind me a little of another one of my sisters, who, (as it seemed at the time) rejected me when she joined the church. We were at odds for a long time, but, now that we are both more mature, we get along well. Of course, we both have to "repress" some our opinions when in each other's presence, but, at this point, it has almost become an act of love.
And...this may surprise you...I also get along quite well with the sister who doesn't want to know the truth about anything that disturbs her. Her attitude drives me insane and I can't pretend to respect it, but I've accepted it as part of her personality. If I didn't love and care for her, I wouldn't give a hoot, but, as it is, it upsets me. She hurts herself by it. I might have been "venting" a bit in my reply to you. (a pleasant excuse for bad behavior)
Actually, in general, I'm very respectful of people, even when I can't stand them. My principles demand that I be so. All this struggle and turmoil is inside me. I am forever quarreling with myself...not others.
I will certainly obtain "An Unknown Woman" I don't think of myself as filled with angst, but maybe, on some level, I am. I believe in God, so I'm not as miserable as most atheists I know (who profess to believe in God, but don't live as though He exists) but I do long for spiritual companionship of some kind. I did have a very close friend, a Christian, who died recently and I miss her. We had a wonderful relationship.
So, I will find that book and I thank you very much for recommending it. This might be very telling, but, even though I don't think of myself as a person filled with angst, I ALWAYS identify with people who are.

Thanks again...