In my view, 'Real' belief in God is from a moral compulsion alone which alone enables the detection of God or to "Hear the call." Morality and thought are our only guides to understanding God, because it is only in morality and thought that we have any connection with God. This is not in contradiction with belief in the power of God mentioned in Christian scripture, not with God's timeless power.
I reject those arguments which want to put forward God's power as worldly. Every once in a while a person or creature is born who reasonably asks the question "Why does everything seem to be against me?" or "Why does God seem to hate me?" There have always been people suffering not as a result of their own actions but through circumstances. Where are the proofs and the arguments which can produce such a being as will create a world designed to inflict suffering yet have the ultimate quality of love? They all fall down, sheered by their own contradictions. I consider this a corner to my whole point of view complete and self evident though I be a half wit.
Does God lack food or music, joy, golden symbols, singing or any of the things people use in worship? Does God need a pat on the head or seek a back rub from us? Does worship accumulate into bowls? I think not. I think God needs none of these things, and that its a lie to tell children otherwise which may be excusable in some circumstances ( I don't know ). People don't "Sing to God" but to each other. I object what's worse is when people ignore each other in order to sing to God. That smacks of deep deception of the worst kind. It is unworship. Singing to each other is a path to worship God, but singing to God is useless. God already knows everything...so...I won't bother. If I think people are singing to God I will consider it idolatry. If they sing to sooth each other I'll consider it pleasing to God.
In all this I realize many thinkers are far ahead of me and simply don't reveal their thoughts. Some things are so obvious to people that they presume its a communally accepted lie to hide them or that for some reason we must never state the obvious. I guess its thought of as an evolutionary test or a kind of club where some are in the know and some not. In the case that I am right about all of that I heartily disagree with the concept of communal lies. People should not be kept in the dark beyond childhood, so let the cards play. People should be entrusted with understanding. If we die, we die.
I reject those arguments which want to put forward God's power as worldly. Every once in a while a person or creature is born who reasonably asks the question "Why does everything seem to be against me?" or "Why does God seem to hate me?" There have always been people suffering not as a result of their own actions but through circumstances. Where are the proofs and the arguments which can produce such a being as will create a world designed to inflict suffering yet have the ultimate quality of love? They all fall down, sheered by their own contradictions. I consider this a corner to my whole point of view complete and self evident though I be a half wit.
Does God lack food or music, joy, golden symbols, singing or any of the things people use in worship? Does God need a pat on the head or seek a back rub from us? Does worship accumulate into bowls? I think not. I think God needs none of these things, and that its a lie to tell children otherwise which may be excusable in some circumstances ( I don't know ). People don't "Sing to God" but to each other. I object what's worse is when people ignore each other in order to sing to God. That smacks of deep deception of the worst kind. It is unworship. Singing to each other is a path to worship God, but singing to God is useless. God already knows everything...so...I won't bother. If I think people are singing to God I will consider it idolatry. If they sing to sooth each other I'll consider it pleasing to God.
In all this I realize many thinkers are far ahead of me and simply don't reveal their thoughts. Some things are so obvious to people that they presume its a communally accepted lie to hide them or that for some reason we must never state the obvious. I guess its thought of as an evolutionary test or a kind of club where some are in the know and some not. In the case that I am right about all of that I heartily disagree with the concept of communal lies. People should not be kept in the dark beyond childhood, so let the cards play. People should be entrusted with understanding. If we die, we die.
