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All talk of 'God' can only be taken seriously as metaphor. Even the most elementary understanding of the concept of a 'being' like 'God' would lead one to understand that no description is possible, and much less than appropriate. 'God' could not be limited and all speech limits, defines, contains.
That is the reason that, to the extent they impose definitions, all religions are blasphemy.
Take what you've heard about how the universe works and contemplate what it might mean, what it could indicate, not what it insists on meaning. Approach the idea of a source for what exists with humility and openness and you may receive something of value.
Merely receiving what one has read or heard is just accepting hearsay evidence. One may use it as a direction finder, but it cannot be the destination.
That is the reason that, to the extent they impose definitions, all religions are blasphemy.
Take what you've heard about how the universe works and contemplate what it might mean, what it could indicate, not what it insists on meaning. Approach the idea of a source for what exists with humility and openness and you may receive something of value.
Merely receiving what one has read or heard is just accepting hearsay evidence. One may use it as a direction finder, but it cannot be the destination.