Do you believe in God? Why/Why not?

[Runa216]

SpokenTruth said:

Runa216 said:
God - as a metaphor for the unknown - is very real. However, anthropomorphosizing 'the unknown' as a figure with knowable, interpretable motives is dangerous and the opposite of logical.

Then what are the Abrahamic religions and their sacred texts if nothing but an anthropomorphization, motive interpreter and all around attempt to "know" God?

He made man in his image?  God's will? 

If God is 'unknowable' then why religion at all?

Exactly. That's the point I'm trying to say. People use God as a filler for everything they don't understand or is beyond our grasp. since something is unknowable or paradoxical, the 'god did it' bandage smoothes it over. as a metaphor for the unknown, I get the concept of 'god'. the issue is that people literally start with 'we don't know, so god did it, which means I now know because I know god'. IT's the opposite of logical.