known vs. unknown?

Because most people have already described Stephen's epiphany as a choice between art and religion, I am going to elaborate more on this decision.  I too believe that Stephen's epiphany is a decision between art and religion.  Although I barely understand exactly what is going on in this novel, I would like to comment how art and religion are two completely separate things.  I think that art and religion are on separate sides of the spectrum of what is known and what is unknown.  As humans, we have a difficulty in deciding what it is that we should believe and what is the truth, or reality.  For Stephen, he faces this decision with the choice between art and religion.  Art is the known, where religion is the unknown.  For Stephen, art and words are his expression of human emotions and truth.  They are there for everyone to see, in hard-print.  Religion, on the other hand, is known as a faith that cannot be seen or touched, solely felt.  For many, religion is a hard concept to grasp because of its abstractness.  However, art is universal.  Although different pieces mean and stand for different feelings for every individual, it is universal that everybody can feel a particular way when observing art.  Art is a means of expression, as is religion; however, it is a tangible one.