Are World Religions Halfway to God?

In Jules Verne’s Round the Moon (1870), a group of nineteenth-century gun enthusiasts creates a bullet-shaped rocket that takes them to the moon. Unfortunately, the astronauts’ pet dog dies on the way, and they need to dispose of the body. Their space expert assures them that as long as they move fast, they can shove it out the window and all will be well. They accomplish a quick open and shut of the hatch, and the dog floats away into space.We understand the vacuum of space better today. The re