I dont see anything wrong with creating a god to suit you. G-d created the earth, created us, and let us have the free will to believe what we want. He DID, didnt he? I refuse to beleive there is one correct way to worship G-d. Why didnt he tell us, unambigiously, so that NO ONE has ANY doubts, if thats what He inteded? In something a little more accurate than a man written Bible...
But sometimes I DO believe WE made G-d.... its something I struggle with when I'm in my G-d doubting phase... what were people believing 10,000 years ago, although the earth was "created" about 6,000 or so... (according to the Bible, which I dont believe)... people existed before religion did. That I know you dont agree with, but I subscribe to an evolutionary theory that does contradict with the Bible in that respect-- Adam and Eve doesnt fly with me.
Further, I separate morality from religion, which I know is hard for Christians to understand. I dont judge what I do based on whether I think G-d would want me to or not-- I do things based on how I was raised, what would make my family proud, and what is acceptable to myself. G-d plays no role in my morality (or what you might think lack thereof... I am quite liberal...)
I dont think there is one way to act, the way that "G-d" intended. I dont WANT a definitive G-d. I certainly dont want to believe in the Christian version of G-d... I rather dispise judgment, and living for an afterlife. And if that version IS in fact correct, then I'm going to Hell no matter what I do, so there's no point in me worrying about it now. Like I've said before, if I have to pretend to believe something I don't for an afterlife I dont know exists, then whats the point of having a life now?
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But sometimes I DO believe WE made G-d.... its something I struggle with when I'm in my G-d doubting phase... what were people believing 10,000 years ago, although the earth was "created" about 6,000 or so... (according to the Bible, which I dont believe)... people existed before religion did. That I know you dont agree with, but I subscribe to an evolutionary theory that does contradict with the Bible in that respect-- Adam and Eve doesnt fly with me.
Further, I separate morality from religion, which I know is hard for Christians to understand. I dont judge what I do based on whether I think G-d would want me to or not-- I do things based on how I was raised, what would make my family proud, and what is acceptable to myself. G-d plays no role in my morality (or what you might think lack thereof... I am quite liberal...)
I dont think there is one way to act, the way that "G-d" intended. I dont WANT a definitive G-d. I certainly dont want to believe in the Christian version of G-d... I rather dispise judgment, and living for an afterlife. And if that version IS in fact correct, then I'm going to Hell no matter what I do, so there's no point in me worrying about it now. Like I've said before, if I have to pretend to believe something I don't for an afterlife I dont know exists, then whats the point of having a life now?
But I cant go to Hell if it doesn't exist...
Rissa