There is no such thing as God. When I am saying this I am referring to the God of the theism. I am an atheist. The only reason I don't stand with atheists is because they seem to have a problem with the word God itself. Whereas, for my convenience I have kept the word in my dictionary, to mean something else which is not what the theists call God, and which is what I am going to talk about here.
The concept of God evolved when man was unable find reasons, because the human mind can't work without reasons. When man saw things like lightening and thunder he didn't know the reasons behind it. So he assigned it to some supreme being. Said God is angry, God is crying (when it rained), etc etc. But how stupid it sounds today! Why? Because today we know how and why such things happen. Yes, there are still many things which the human mind has not comprehended yet; and probably never will. But non-availability of answers doesn't imply the existence of God!
God has always been used to fill the blanks that we don't understand. God is the absence of knowledge. When the mind is filled with knowledge of workings of this world, there's no need for God to exist.
If at all we are to use the word God then the most plausible answer to the question "What is God?" is: The power who created the existence is God. We shall not raise questions as how he looks and which religion manifests him the best because there is no need for that. It's just some power. It's only us humans who like to personify the power for the sake of comprehension. The "existence" here is not only human existence, but the whole existence. Saying that, if we used the word Nature for that power then that will be more expressive and scientific. Some of us already admit that Mother Nature governs the existence.
I redefine God thus: God is Nature.
Call it "some power" or whatever else you want to.
If you understand this way of seeing God then you will see how it is said that God is everywhere; because Nature is everywhere. Every living and non-living thing in the universe is Nature. The whole of existence, thus, is God. You and I, too, are God!
God is both, the creator and the creation. To understand it more scientifically, the creator and the creation are different forms of the same energy which is God.
When it rains the theists say God sent the rain. Scientists observe the process of heating of ocean-water and formation of clouds which result into rain. Then they stand opposed to each other. The problem with humankind is that they have always put science against God (Thanks to the religions!). I say the Sun is one form of the energy. The heat that is emits is another form of the energy. The water and the vapor it turns into are also the forms of the same energy. Rain is the combined creation of different forms of the same energy. That energy is God. And it's well within the purview of science and rationality. There's only the energy which keeps changing forms. After all, the whole universe is evolved to this stage out of a single element. That element is God.
It would be irrational if you –
It's to be understood that this "energy-God" is not a "being". Not at all a "thinking being" with intelligence who you can talk to, or who oversees you and who judges you and does justice in the end and whatever God-believers live for.
If at all, I would call this energy (and thereby entire existence) God for the reason that the word God has a connotation of being something supremely great. Thus, reverence is already attached with the word God. I want everyone to revere the whole creation. To love every single element in the universe. For that's the best way to live. There's no other reason for keeping the word God alive.
God (of the theism) does not exist
The concept of God evolved when man was unable find reasons, because the human mind can't work without reasons. When man saw things like lightening and thunder he didn't know the reasons behind it. So he assigned it to some supreme being. Said God is angry, God is crying (when it rained), etc etc. But how stupid it sounds today! Why? Because today we know how and why such things happen. Yes, there are still many things which the human mind has not comprehended yet; and probably never will. But non-availability of answers doesn't imply the existence of God!
God has always been used to fill the blanks that we don't understand. God is the absence of knowledge. When the mind is filled with knowledge of workings of this world, there's no need for God to exist.
The ideal depiction of God
If at all we are to use the word God then the most plausible answer to the question "What is God?" is: The power who created the existence is God. We shall not raise questions as how he looks and which religion manifests him the best because there is no need for that. It's just some power. It's only us humans who like to personify the power for the sake of comprehension. The "existence" here is not only human existence, but the whole existence. Saying that, if we used the word Nature for that power then that will be more expressive and scientific. Some of us already admit that Mother Nature governs the existence.
I redefine God thus: God is Nature.
Call it "some power" or whatever else you want to.
If you understand this way of seeing God then you will see how it is said that God is everywhere; because Nature is everywhere. Every living and non-living thing in the universe is Nature. The whole of existence, thus, is God. You and I, too, are God!
God is both, the creator and the creation. To understand it more scientifically, the creator and the creation are different forms of the same energy which is God.
When it rains the theists say God sent the rain. Scientists observe the process of heating of ocean-water and formation of clouds which result into rain. Then they stand opposed to each other. The problem with humankind is that they have always put science against God (Thanks to the religions!). I say the Sun is one form of the energy. The heat that is emits is another form of the energy. The water and the vapor it turns into are also the forms of the same energy. Rain is the combined creation of different forms of the same energy. That energy is God. And it's well within the purview of science and rationality. There's only the energy which keeps changing forms. After all, the whole universe is evolved to this stage out of a single element. That element is God.
What God is not?
It would be irrational if you –
- Fear God.
- Visit temples / churches to see God.
- Worship God through rituals.
- Say prayers.
- Ask wishes.
- Talk to God.
- Believe that God is overlooking you.
- Believe in God’s judgment.
- Believe that God will do justice to you.
- If you have any sort of faith in or expectations from God.
It's to be understood that this "energy-God" is not a "being". Not at all a "thinking being" with intelligence who you can talk to, or who oversees you and who judges you and does justice in the end and whatever God-believers live for.
Why the energy-God
If at all, I would call this energy (and thereby entire existence) God for the reason that the word God has a connotation of being something supremely great. Thus, reverence is already attached with the word God. I want everyone to revere the whole creation. To love every single element in the universe. For that's the best way to live. There's no other reason for keeping the word God alive.
