Chatpilot, I understand the points you are making. I do not think it is an 'ego' issue that believers 'believe' they are important to God. Jesus was meant to have said:
'Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? And yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7'
I know how important I am to my parents and how important my children are to me. I don't think that has anything to do with ego. The difference between me and a schizophrenic, is that I don't hear voices speaking to me and I'm not sure there is a god- I know I may be mistaken. I 'trust' or 'hope' there is a God that does hear me, but I know it seems more likely there isn't.
'Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? And yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:6-7'
I know how important I am to my parents and how important my children are to me. I don't think that has anything to do with ego. The difference between me and a schizophrenic, is that I don't hear voices speaking to me and I'm not sure there is a god- I know I may be mistaken. I 'trust' or 'hope' there is a God that does hear me, but I know it seems more likely there isn't.
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility"
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
