Theism

Scott Whitby, 2025

I was making cookies.  Mae showed up.

For the hundredth time she asked "have you ever made salmon in an air fryer?".

For the hundredth time..."no".

Then, out of nowhere, like we'd been talking about it for the last thirty minutes, "Do you know what Theism is?".

I'm dumbfounded.  Can't think of anything at all to say.

She insisted, "well do you?".

Just...where are you going with this?

"I've been thinking about evolution.  Did you see those gorillas at the zoo opening their Christmas stockings?  Theism says evolution might happen but there's a spirit in control of it.  That's what I believe."

I looked at her husband and he said this was the first he'd heard of it.

Then, "Are the cookies ready yet?".