But Christopher, the original question did not have to do with whether one believes in God or not, but in what kind of God one believes in (if one believes).
You seem to be assuming that if there is a God, He must be precisely the kind of omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolent God that many (but by no means all) Christians, Jews, and Muslims profess to believe in. (Although, as John Stuart Mill pointed out, when the chips are down, the best of them prefer to sacrifice the power for the goodness.)
Why accept their definition? Why put everyone in this either/or all-or-nothing situation?
You also seem to imply that everyone who comes to a belief in God does so simply through faith. But many use, or try to use, their reason (and their logic) as well. In my observation, those who do generally opt for a more unconventional type of God than the one we have been talking about.
Just so you don't misunderstand what I am trying to say: I remain an agnostic myself.
Now, did I misunderstand you? :-)
Joan
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