Rosemary Goring limits her mind to the material universe. (A life free of God is still a life that is full of meaning and joy), The Herald, 13 April) Christianity offers an opening from such confinement to larger dimensions of existence. Extraordinarily, this originated in the resurrection of Jesus as witnessed repeatedly his friends and followers and as personally experienced throughout nearly 2000 years by many who have contributed much to the betterment of the human condition.