I really enjoyed the metaphor Alex used to illustrate God in her presentation last class. I thought it was very thorough and there were a lot of powerful comparisons. It also made me think about how personal each individual's thoughts of religion are. It is clear that Alex has a personal relationship to the ocean, and since I've lived ten minutes from the beach my whole life, I can understand that. I think humans all share a deep connection with nature, whether it be the ocean, the woods, or whatever. I think people also have a unique connection with their religious views, whether they are Catholic, atheist, or anything else. Both are things only the individual can fully understand for themselves. And even though they might be part of a larger group of people who believe the same things, they are going to have experiences that affect their beliefs, making them uniquely their own. My experiences have formed by religious beliefs, just as all of my experiences with the ocean have created my deeply personal feelings toward it.