Jonx, your little diatribe is nothing more than arrogant, malicious clap-trap!

Let's see if I can find an appropriate sentence that sums you up....... ahhhh, here's one:

"....Knowledge gave me a tool to do just that; if for no other reason than the time I spent quietly letting my awareness be taken deeper into myself took me closer and closer to 'me'. ...."

So how many times did you say, "I," "me" or "my" in that sentence?  Shall we count the number of times, Jonx?  Why, without much trouble I count six (6) times in ONE SENTENCE!  Impressive!  And you think you are so spiritually advanced...... what arrogance!

If you have an "empty heart," which seems to be the case because there is no room there for anyone but yourself (according to the number of times you refer to yourself and yourself alone in the quote above),  I'd recommend a spouse.  Actually, real friends would do.  You do remember what those are, right?

Earn the degree(s) that Mike has and then talk to him about the subjects to which you referred and whether said knowledge can bring some happiness or satisfaction into your life.  Until you have done that, you have no business proclaiming anything about how satisfying they are or are not.  You are clueless! You are just like the silly creationists that proclaim molecular biologists to be idiots, while the creationists possess absolutely no training with regard to that subject.  They proclaim the earth and universe to be 6000 years old, while none of them possess a degree in geology, physics or astrophysics.  You are no different! 

Jonx wisdom: ALL HAIL ABSOLUTE IGNORANCE!  That is, of course, unless you are referring to "me, me, me, my, I"