Converting the language of science into poetry, this poem is an attempt to unite religion and science using a very simple idea. We can disagree about whether the universe had a creator, but we can all agree that the universe is our creator. These verses also seek to bridge the gulf between art and science by showing that science is a rich vein of poetry for artists to mine.
Yan Gertsoyg, born in Moscow in 1966, has lived and traveled all over the world. He holds a BA in philosophy, an MA in interdisciplinary studies, and a JD; he has been a lawyer for more than thirty years. He is also the author of Emergence of Value: Out of Chaos, on the origins of ethics, and The Fire Sea of Wonder: Philosophic Poems in Prose. He is married and lives in Canada.