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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think [b]accepting real life (no guardian angels, no life after death, no gods, no heaven, no hell, etc) is extremely difficult for many people[/b].

People self medicate with all kinds of things. Food, alcohol, drugs, and stories to help them sleep better at night or get through the day. [/quote]

especially if they've been bombarded by it their whole lives and told they must believe and are ostracized if they don't.[/quote]

God doesn't ostracize people.  People sometimes do.  But that isn't God doing that.[/quote]

You know there are thousands of Gods, right? Which one are you specifically referring to?[/quote]

I believe that there is one God for all of us.  And that in His wisdom he relates to us in ways that make the best sense to each one of us.  The more we listen to him, the better off we are.

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Many people who also believe in God disagree with you.  They this there is one particular god to believe in and that people who believe in another version (let say who has different requirements of people) are wrong and will be punished by the real god.[/quote]

I don't relate to God the way that they do.  They are free to worship God as they so choose and I sincerely believe that many people benefit from established rules, structures, definitive right/wrong.  Some folks don't do as well with the gray areas as others do. And[b] they may need something more rigid to keep themselves on track. [/b]

It can be off putting sometimes.  It can almost seem anti-God  at other times.  And sometimes it can just be horrible, even sinful, hateful stuff.  That's more a sign that people are imperfect human beings that make mistakes.  Simply believing in God does not make you perfect.[/quote]

So they conjure up a God?  You're practically saying it's OK to make up your own god to worship.  It's like saying people have different needs, so they use different coping strategies, including inventing a special friend to lean on.[/quote]

Not exactly.  I'm saying that God is infinite, he is there for all of us.  He knows that his children are all different, unique beings.  And, as such, he understands the different ways in which his children relate to him.  It's not a matter of "conjuring" like you would a spirit out of cauldron.  God is THERE, all the time, with all of us.  We simply seek our own ways to best relate to and understand Him.  Maybe you'll find your relationship with him in your own, unique way (assuming, of course, that you haven't already done so).

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really, this sounds like something you conjured up -- its your definition of God, but some who also believe in God don't see it that way[/quote]

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