To be more clear (and to make sense), I should have used the word 'overrides' instead of 'precludes' (long day at work - sorry!). Without getting into a religious debate, let me phrase this in another, more clear-cut way: My belief in a higher force is 0%. My belief in self-defense and self-preservation is 100%.You can't believe in a higher force because you believe in self-defense and self-preservation?
Stay safe...
SteyrM40