Theofis to prepare to answer that theme question by gathering and organizing facts--not by debating the issue itself, which readers can do in other forums. The intendedincludes advocates of reason who might use this weblog as a resource: (1) philosophical activists focused on the reason vs. mysticism debate; and (2) intellectual activists engaged in specialized debates--for example, theory of evolution vs. creationism--that are proxies for the reason/mysticism debate. Comments that help answer or clarify the theme questions are welcome from advocates of mysticism and advocates of reason.