Man’s need for superiority; his desire for exclusivity; his love of drama and ritual, do not negate the existence of God. Neither do all of his attempts to create a God in his own image.
There is no reason for me to believe that God does not exist because fanatics insist that he is accessible only through magic and chosen people, or designated ones.
We anthropomorphize all sorts of things for children so that they can better understand incomprehensible concepts. The human race is still very young. We want concrete things. We crave the security of hard and fast promises. We need to feel we have control over this brief moment on earth and beyond.
Envisioning ourselves as only a part of a vast and infinite existence is almost inconceivable for most of us, so we tell each other stories about how the elephant got his trunk, or man got his God. Neither story disproves the fact that elephants have trunks, or that there is a power so infinite and complex and powerful we call it God.
Yes, I believe in God.
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