Real is that which can be analized??!! Ahem ... oh dear ... .

Seriously: what I presented is a key set of ideas upon which the Christian Science faith is based (not to be confused with Scientology). I didn't tie my personal conclusion to the Scientific Statement of Being because I wanted to see if anyone would make the connection. Considering what you wrote, it would seem that your beliefs are diametrically opposed to what the Christian Scientists choose to believe. And that's ok--no one knows; we choose to believe. I choose to believe that I don't "know" much of anything; it leaves me receptive to new ideas.

Imagine a mirror, where "Evil" is represented by grime that tarnishes a reflected image. The image in the mirror represents the material, the temporal, the unreal. That which creates the image in the mirror is Spiritual, immortal, and real--of God, and therefore, "Good." Does the grime, which impedes/distorts the image, affect the source of the image? No. We tend to view the material world as that which is real; some choose to believe that it is merely a reflection of what is truly real. I find this to be an interesting point of view.