Here is another quote to reflect on if you wish. It would be interesting to know what your thoughts on it is.

"It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but to create him" Arthur C. Clarke

How's this...

...every man is BORN with an instinct of God.

.....Author...God Almighty

There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven.

Judge me on my actions they say a lot more then writing words.

Although I have a strong belief in what I think most would call 'God', I am also aware that my logic behind the belief is not enough to, itself, support it. I'm also not sure that, assuming there is a God, that it requires/wants worship. Why would something that was so far beyond our comprehension even care to concern itself with our wants or our worship?

Whether we created God or God created us, I think the vehicle of God in trying to find our purpose, to search our souls and to be better people is still a good one.

"Not evidence, God, not enough evidence." -Bertrand Russell's answer to someone asking him what he'd say if confronted by God for his unbelief in him

That book sucks!-Krimsa

If only it could be that simple, tngxl65. In a world that has known dinosaurs and extinctions and unimaginable unspeakable tragedy and hardship and pain, it's hard to imagine the god that supposedly created this chaos was all that brilliant. Unless he was twisted and mentally unstable. The children of god seem to have come from an abusive family. And the norm is to accept this as punishment for the sin of our parents Adam and eve? That just doesn't cut it for me... If it did I would have to question my own sanity...

I think any attempt to personify God... to apply emotions and thoughts and cares to it is certainly man creating God. I see it as a misplaced need to put a human face on a hope that that there is something greater than all of this. Now I do believe there is something greater. And I don't have any idea what kind of interaction it has with me or this universe. But I do, somehow, find some peace in trying to 'commune' with it.. whatever it is. So it is, to me, irrelevant whether it is created by me. The introspection itself is of value to me.

I’m not sure that is the message at all.

I don't think I'm claiming those to be anybody's message. I think those were my thoughts.

Yes, I guess I am simply basing my own thoughts on what the bible actually says. Thus my confusion on your own interpretation.

People often do this with pets also. They apply human emotions to them. More like they force human thoughts and feelings onto them. The term for this is anthropomorphism.

well said... ...

More like they force human thoughts and feelings onto them....hmmmmm...that sounds familiar...

And by that you mean? I dont care for that racist image on your profile. Im just letting you know this Giocamo.

I absolutely understand that. I spent years in search of God or whatever might be out there, until I decided that maybe instead of searching externally maybe the object is to turn within. So I do understand that need to be connected in some way. To what I am not sure...

Hey, now don't be taking that fantacy away from me. I still like to think my pups love me for me, and not that porkchop on the counter behind me.. grin!

That was the first idea that popped into my head when he made that comment. It’s exactly what we do with pets. I guess its just human nature.

Yupper and so far the fantacy that we cling to with our pets doesn't cause wars... thinking... thinking... oh wait, geez maybe that does too. back to the drawing board..