I think for a lot of people it gets down to whether you want to believe in god or don't want to believe in god. If you want to believe in an eternal, blissful afterlife and eternal suffering for criminals then god is the guy. If you want to believe that someone is watching over you and keeping you safe then god is the guy.
Regardless of which particular parts you like and yearn for in god there is plenty of things to support and fuel your belief. There's a really old book, most likely a nearby church and plenty of people who want to believe the same things as you do.
People who have lost family members or had their life torn to shambles whilst believing in god are the people who wish god was real, but reach the conclusion that he isn't based on their unexplained suffering. (Or, they believe god is real and hate him for ruining their lives). Then there's people who wish god was real, but then god simply doesn't fit in with their perspective of the world. Why this is so is an intricate mystery; why does god suit some people's views of reality and not other's. I think it's a mystery, because the exact reasons are unique to every person. It can't be explained in a couple sentences. It'd probably take a book for each person to explain their specific reasons for whether or not god fits into their reality.
Then there's the people who don't want god to exist. I'd probably rebel against god if I found out he existed. No way would I embrace him. Creator or not, I think he could have done a much better job. Sure, you can't solely blame a parent for the child's actions, but when the parent is capable of everything and anything and knows the future at all times then everything that goes wrong is ultimately his fault, because he has no excuse for mis-using his infinite power. If he has a problem with the rebel alliance I form then he's welcome to just neutralize me and be done with me from his universe.
Regardless of which particular parts you like and yearn for in god there is plenty of things to support and fuel your belief. There's a really old book, most likely a nearby church and plenty of people who want to believe the same things as you do.
People who have lost family members or had their life torn to shambles whilst believing in god are the people who wish god was real, but reach the conclusion that he isn't based on their unexplained suffering. (Or, they believe god is real and hate him for ruining their lives). Then there's people who wish god was real, but then god simply doesn't fit in with their perspective of the world. Why this is so is an intricate mystery; why does god suit some people's views of reality and not other's. I think it's a mystery, because the exact reasons are unique to every person. It can't be explained in a couple sentences. It'd probably take a book for each person to explain their specific reasons for whether or not god fits into their reality.
Then there's the people who don't want god to exist. I'd probably rebel against god if I found out he existed. No way would I embrace him. Creator or not, I think he could have done a much better job. Sure, you can't solely blame a parent for the child's actions, but when the parent is capable of everything and anything and knows the future at all times then everything that goes wrong is ultimately his fault, because he has no excuse for mis-using his infinite power. If he has a problem with the rebel alliance I form then he's welcome to just neutralize me and be done with me from his universe.
Come my brethren and feast upon one another! (S)He who triumps and has eaten us all will be blessed with the knowledge of all those with whom (s)he has consumed!
