>>Why would the unified field {god let's say} need to apologize for the nature that it has created>>>
The Gods of the world have always been subject to the tribunal of human reason and held accountable for their system of holy lies and pious frauds.
Space and Time are the fields which make a unified view of experience possible.
As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities.
>>an anthropomorphic god is what you're talking about.<<
No entity is so majestic and holy where he falls outside the realm of human critique. That is to say, the gods are accountable for their actions (or lack thereof) and words.
Moreover, if God is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling and aspiration is also His work; how is it possible to think of holding men responsible for their deeds and thoughts before such an almighty Being? In giving out punishment and rewards He would to a certain extent be passing judgment on Himself. How can this be combined with the goodness and righteousness ascribed to Him?
During the Golden Age of the Greeks, human fantasy created gods in man's own image who, by the operations of their will were supposed to determine, or at any rate influence, the phenomenal world. The idea of God in the religions taught at present is a sublimation of that old conception of the gods. Its anthropomorphic character is shown, for instance, by the fact that men appeal to the Divine Being in prayers and plead for the fulfillment of their wishes. In their struggle for the ethical good, teachers of religion must have the courage to give up the doctrine of a personal God, that is, give up that source of fear and hope which in the past placed such vast power in the hands of priests.
The World is in the hands of Human Creativity, Human Judgement and Human Reason.
Let us rejoice and let us sing:
The Human is the Power of the Universe
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