Reading through these posts there seems to be an acceptance that ‘God’ is a remote being with the power to reach down from heaven and over ride the natural outcome of events, should he/she/it choose to. The Bible is responsible for this way of thinking and giving the source of life a male label.
Personally, I think that the life force is intelligent and works on and through all living creatures from the inside. What is called ‘God’ exists within all living things. The present world has taken millions of years to become what it is. The changes are so subtle that they cannot be observed in one lifetime. That which dwells in us is aware of the process that is taking place. To find ‘God’ we have to look into ourselves and into others and be aware of their value. People are manifestations of life in a physical world.
The fact that ‘God, does not step in to prevent disasters such as 911, shows that the accepted reasoning about the nature of ’God’ must be faulty. Life makes perfect sense when it is looked at from a different perspective.
Life is the only way it can be on this planet at this time. Humans may succeed over the next few hundred years in collectively improving conditions, or they may not, but there is no preset plan to return the world to the way it was allegedly supposed to be. There is no bench mark to say it has done well or badly. Life has succeeded in manifesting itself and continues to overcome problems and obstacles so it can continue to manifest.
There may be many worlds like or unlike ours. Planets like people do not last forever but life will continue to manifest itself throughout the universe for eternity. We are a part of that process and capable of becoming fully conscious of what is taking place.
This is only my view which is also subject to growth and change.
