@Ferrocyanide
Sure, even when some observed natural phenomena is fairly well understood, the theists god has a place. Not so much to explain the thing, but to explain how to bargain with it. That's the intercessory component of theistic belief as opposed to deism - in which a god may explain some (or all) x, but doesn't provide a lever to barter with or over x.
Whether or not some person is doing x is, ultimately, immaterial. There's no shortage of impersonal beasties and forces said to do x in our myths - in any theistic belief system these things will be subordinate to or somehow exploitable by the personal.
Sure, even when some observed natural phenomena is fairly well understood, the theists god has a place. Not so much to explain the thing, but to explain how to bargain with it. That's the intercessory component of theistic belief as opposed to deism - in which a god may explain some (or all) x, but doesn't provide a lever to barter with or over x.
Whether or not some person is doing x is, ultimately, immaterial. There's no shortage of impersonal beasties and forces said to do x in our myths - in any theistic belief system these things will be subordinate to or somehow exploitable by the personal.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
