A secular thought on god

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Originally posted by AzCivic
You can say that the universe is really only about me since thats my viewpoint but in reality thats not true. If there was no God then there'd be nothing, if there was no you and I, very few would care and the impact would be insignificant. Sorry I just don't see how you can bring the importance of a person up to that of God or bring the importance of God down to that of a companion or family member.

I guess it depends how you look at it. I mean we're all already here. We have been for thousands of years. So, if I can play devil's advocate here for a second and assume that a god put us all here, then one could infer that in that respect said god's job is already done. But now a woman (with your help, of course...or perhaps the help of the mailman) can give you a child which is also a creation of life just as this god did in the beginning of it all. I don't mean to make one more important than the other, it's just circular logic to me.

That all being said, the worship of a spouse/lover was really just an allegory. I wasn't really suggesting you do that...more pointing out how absurd people would find it and perhaps even how absurd the worship of a god could be considered in extreme form. My real point is that worship implies servitude more than it does love. I would want to be near someone I loved...if I have to worship them then it becomes more of a vapid, forceful relationship that's simply a means to an end with no emotional ties along the way.