As for my background I was raised Lutheran and at church every weekend. As I got older i began to question what I was being told and I was always a good student in math and science. I have a master's degree in Mechanical engineering and I worked for NASA for a while before realizing the money was better and bureaucracy was less developed in the private sector. I can accept the word "God" to mean something people look up to or an all knowing all seeing deity. To me I accept God to mean the laws of science which are either made by this all knowing deity or just by the universe itself. Basically I accept god to be a larger and unwavering force that is over our heads.
You sound like Baruch Spinoza, a philosopher who essentially argued that god is a synonym for underlying nature or reality. More people should know about his ideas; he doesn't conflict with reality and determinism while advocating people accept and understand the world as it is.
I wish I was first taught that "God" is meaning the innate Light and Goodness within, rather than just a word used in religion
As for my background I was raised Lutheran and at church every weekend. As I got older i began to question what I was being told and I was always a good student in math and science. I have a master's degree in Mechanical engineering and I worked for NASA for a while before realizing the money was better and bureaucracy was less developed in the private sector. I can accept the word "God" to mean something people look up to or an all knowing all seeing deity. To me I accept God to mean the laws of science which are either made by this all knowing deity or just by the universe itself. Basically I accept god to be a larger and unwavering force that is over our heads.
You sound like Baruch Spinoza, a philosopher who essentially argued that god is a synonym for underlying nature or reality. More people should know about his ideas; he doesn't conflict with reality and determinism while advocating people accept and understand the world as it is.