Shall we examine your silly remarks?
"The anthropomorphic God(s) depicted and portrayed in our history/mythologies has prevented the human race from advancing to a higher level of being."
And you propose to do what? You've previously suggested moving the chosen few to an island somewhere.
"This God is murderous and sadistic. He tortures without hesitation--physically, mentally, and emotionally. He is intolerant to everyone but his own, and even there he is mercurial, capricious, inconstant, and violent."
Isn't that rather silly?
"He evaluates all matters in accordance with his feelings, and gives no heed to objective values or ideas."
He is God for Christ sakes and can do what he wants.
"Some follow this God literally, and use him to determine and to justify their own actions."
And your point is?
"Thus, we see His most ardent followers displaying intolerance, hate, jealousy, spitefulness, insecurity, and other attributes of evil and of weakness."
We also see them displaying acts of love and kindness and generosity.
"It is for this reason that I ask: Should God be replaced?"
And you are?
"Is it time for a new CEO? Is it time to discover a God based on acceptance and love...rather than on fear?"
What about the CFO, managing director and Chairman, do you suggest replacing them as well? Oh YES Solon, you are a genius, why of course we'll let you replace God, step right up to the plate batter...
"Can the human race advance beyond the killing fields, while it yet mires itself in emulating the evil traits of its many anthropomorphic Gods?"
No and replacing yourself with God would only duplicate the same type of evil you are forever railing about here.
"For me, worship is honoring and respecting the greatness and the goodness beyond my knowledge."
Good point - "beyond my knowledge" - this is a great admission on your part since you can never really know God.
"It is acknowledging the common bonds that unite humans on this fragile and dark side of mystery."
I see no Pulitzer in my crystal ball for that diatribe.
What dark side of mystery? What common bonds?
"For me, God IS that which IS ultimate greatness and goodness--not some crippled beast."
There you go again, judging harshly that which will some day judge you. Now for your penance say a good act of contrition.
"I would never worship a beast in heaven, that I would avoid like the plague on planet Earth. Would you?"
With a little polish you might make a good dialectician but perhaps pick a better straw man.
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