1: It is possible that there have been many creators... it is also possible that there was only one... it is further possible that the universe was created completely naturally... and under some definitions it is possible that a divine being created this universe.
Do I personally think there was a creator(s) of some sort? I'm 50/50 on that. Do I personally think it likely that the creator was divine? No. But I am willing to entertain the idea
2: Why would the toymaker want his toys to worship him? And why should the toys worship the toymaker? I don't understand the premise of appreciating those you respect by groveling nor by singing... as Darwinian says... it depends on what you mean by 'worship'
3: I have made comparisons of the sort. However, the primary western exposure is to Christianity... and I recognize that my perception of Islam is likely interpreted differently than your own. I also recognize that there are many different schools of Islamic thought, and that Islam is equally open to interpretation as any other religion.
Do I personally think there was a creator(s) of some sort? I'm 50/50 on that. Do I personally think it likely that the creator was divine? No. But I am willing to entertain the idea
2: Why would the toymaker want his toys to worship him? And why should the toys worship the toymaker? I don't understand the premise of appreciating those you respect by groveling nor by singing... as Darwinian says... it depends on what you mean by 'worship'
3: I have made comparisons of the sort. However, the primary western exposure is to Christianity... and I recognize that my perception of Islam is likely interpreted differently than your own. I also recognize that there are many different schools of Islamic thought, and that Islam is equally open to interpretation as any other religion.
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
