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Originally Posted by ChristinaMarieUK  There are many concepts of God, of course. |
Absolutely, whch is why I was keen to refer to god not God.
We are not good at coping, we 'invent' to help us cope. It's easier for a youngster to cope with teeth loss caused by a tooth fairy than understand any biological reasoning (though I was meaning more the magical disappearance of a tooth with replacement of a coin). And so it is with 'the universe' and other big stuff. It's easier to believe in a Sun god when you don't know what the sun is. For death we invented heaven, it's easier to cope with loss when we believe that 'there is a better place' - that there is a chance of being reunited.
I apologise, I seem to be going down a theological route, which is not appropriate for this thread and perhaps this forum. I will stop.