For those of you out there who have recently been awed by the appearance of Jesus or Mary in your marmalade here's a more rational explanation for you to try on.

Rationality. It's really a good thing.

When I see these silly imaginary images, my only thought is, "I could never worship any god who had such poor artistic talent!"

God appears in tortillas fairly regularly here in south Texas, when he and Jesus are not busy showing up in tree knots.