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God is an explanation for how the universe and people came to exist, or how existance was created. An/Some all powerful dude/s created it, and they/he/she is/are known as God/s. By just going around and calling some vague intangible things God, it seems to me, people are actually taking a step back. People who do this are in no way explaining anything. If a person says he believes God is the source of all being, he isn't actually believing anything. All he is doing is calling the source of all being God, which serves no purpose other than renaming the source of all being.
My friend says to me last night: "I don't believe in God in the traditional sense. I believe in a greater good that unites us all."
I mean what is that supposed to mean. Let's say we all have an interest in doing the right thing. That would be a common good, that "unites" us all. Tell me where God fits into that. It's just him pretending he's is spiritual, and what he said might actually sound really deep and spiritual to some 13 year old he is trying to get with.
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