Non-literal atheism?

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I'm not sure I get your sig.

I'm not sure whether you are saying that god was never real because he was always imaginary, or
That god wasn't meant to be real, but somehow, he has become real?

God always existed in my imagination even when I sincerely denied god's existence. Sure it may be a "god of the gaps" but I find it to be a constructive metaphor for the big picture of happenstance, that we reap the spoils of by existing.

cheers.
I agree with what you say and I don't consider myself spiritual.

That's good. I was just sort of summing up the meaning of life and mankind's higher purpose. So it's kind of a big deal. I tried discussing these things on reddit and got burned at the stake with sterile talking points.

When I talk about spirituality, you could use christmas spirit as a reference point. It's all metaphoric, with no literal value, but that doesn't mean metaphors have no value.