Here is an example of my own thinking more or less along the same lines.
Imagine that you are an orphan child. Your parents left you right after birth and have never been back to see you. Instead they gave you a long letter which was poorly written, hard to understand, in a foreign language and left more questions than it answered. In spite of all this, the letter claims that your parents love you very much and are constantly thinking about you. They even made great sacrifices for you. Some day they will come back and get you and your life will then be wonderful. The letter goes on to describe that your father is a great carpenter and has built many homes (with Mom’s help) and if you want to, you can go check out the construction sites and learn to appreciate just how skilled and special your parents are. Even more, this letter lays down all kinds of silly rules and regulations you must follow until that glorious time when you will be reunited with your parents. Worse yet, if you don’t follow these rules and regulations, they will come back and kill you!
Well, I, the orphan child...went to the various houses that God built and found them poor shabby shacks that were dangerous to live in. Even worse, I discovered that God was just a ancient mind virus that drives people crazy. More violent deaths and persecutions have been caused by this human affliction than anything else. God is a wanted criminal and someday I hope this master deception will be locked away and let us be in peace.
Thus, I disowned God and realized the great lie. It was sad to see my dreams crumble, my invisible buddy turns out to be nothing but a fantasy but that is part of growing up and being fully human. We have enough problems of our own making without adding this troublemaker to the mix.
Skipper
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves that we are underlings." - William Shakespeare
