IF in the end, you find that God does exist ....

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Please define what a god is.

Maybe I should have elaborated on this a bit more. It ties in with why should we worship it, whatever a 'god' seems to be.

I mean a god has to be something right? Is it one of many gods? If so then why worship that one and not others?

Is it actually another life form, an alien from outer space perhaps, that is far more powerful than us? Do you worship your boss? The leader of your country? A corporation?

Does this god inhabit the same reality that we do? How did this god actually create our reality? And did it create its own reality? If not then does it have a god? If so then why not worship that one instead?

If this god did create its own reality, how did it do it?

Is this reality just like a virtual reality that we create? Like in a game?

Are we meant to be worshipping this god out of fear? Out of love? Just because it's more powerful than us? Does it need our worship, care for it or even acknowledge it? If so why? And does that mean we have power over the god if we don't worship it because it needs it?

Are we going to achieve anything by worshipping it, like stopping it from switching off the computer that we inhabit? Are there better ways of getting what we want like being interesting or entertaining?

Thanks to the majority of you for exploring the question... and as the above poster reminds us, there are more questions!

I especially like the serious responses from: emjay, robvalue, tonus, and even some from whateverist!

My whole point wasn't to trick anyone into saying "no", as some suggested. But to provoke thought about who God really is. All we have
is what has been handed down to us from our ancestors. And they are men. As all of us, they were fallible. I'm sorry, but I can't take everything
I've read, or heard at face value. On either side of the issue!

I am a Catholic by birth, and a Christian through my experiences. But, those are my experiences. I truly believe
that Christ is our savior. In many ways. That said, I'm not pushing my faith on anyone here.... actually just the opposite. I'm looking for any of you
to put up arguments of factual truth, in contrast to what I believe is truth.

Again, thanks for your serious responses! I've learned that some of you do have an open mind about God, and who, or what He is. Its helped me to understand your reasoning more. I hope you realize that my mind is always open to your answers and opinions. Sorry for the delay in responses.... but I am one busy guy!