Throughout my recollection, I have consistently avoided embracing the notion of a divine existence, as this is evident in my previous works. This arises from the mere fact that the coexistence of such atrocities with a supposedly benevolent god has always perplexed me. Consequently, I began to question whether god truly exists. However, I have recently realized that I may have been mistaken all along. The intricacy and precision displayed and observed in the universe's creation suggest that it cannot emerge from pure nothingness. Thus, the origin of the universe necessitates an intentional act by a conscious being with a vast and profound mindset. Nevertheless, I ponder whether god is the ultimate creator or merely emulates/mimics a higher being.
My questioning of god’s existence arises from the fact that his characteristics do not fall in line with reality. for he claims to be all-loving and all-powerful. I do not think that he is fit to inherit such qualities. For an all-loving god is typically understood to possess boundless compassion, empathy, and benevolence towards all of creation. This implies that such a being would desire to eliminate suffering and promote happiness for all beings. However, the existence of suffering and evil in the world challenges the notion of an all-loving god, typically one who possesses the power to prevent or eradicate these afflictions. With that said, the heavens above use as well as the hells below us have come to exist through his will.
Furthermore, If an all-loving god were truly all-powerful, it would logically follow that such a deity should have the capability to eliminate all suffering. Yet, the existence of natural disasters, diseases, and human-inflicted pain suggests a limitation in the power of an all-loving god. The abundance of suffering in the world poses a dilemma for the idea of a compassionate, all-loving deity who is unable to prevent it. Thus, the term all-loving is one that seeks to be re-examined, for it contradicts what truly exists, for an all loving god has let his greatest creation fend for themselves, all on the promise of a golden life after death. A golden life that can only be attained through his teachings. This continues to show that the “all-loving” god not only allows evil, poverty, suffering, illness and natural disasters to exist upon the earth, but he also entails that a particular classified group of individuals are to enter into his promised land and not all of his creations. This all loving god seems to display normal human attributes of preference, not equality and unconditional love, and lacks the characteristics of an “all loving being”.
Conversely, an all-powerful god is commonly conceived as possessing unlimited authority and control over the entire universe. Such a deity would have the ability to shape events, alter the course of nature, and intervene in human affairs at will. However, the presence of moral evil challenges the concept of an all-powerful god who can also be described as all-loving, for evil competes and even (this view can be challenged) matches such a gods ability. Consequently, you have a world where both gods (god himself and the devil) coexist and stand against each other, both possessing their own power, power which is limited by each others existence.
If an all-powerful god were truly all-loving, it would be expected that this deity would eliminate all moral evil, ensuring that all sentient beings are free from harm and oppression. However, human history is filled with instances of cruelty, injustice, and suffering caused by not only human but natural actions as well. The existence of free will, which is often invoked to explain human moral agency, introduces a limitation in the power of an all-powerful god to intervene and prevent these acts of evil. Consequently, the paradox between an all-loving god’s limitations in terms of power and an all-powerful god’s limitations in terms of love poses significant challenges to the idea of a deity embodying both attributes simultaneously. The existence of suffering and evil in the world, alongside the notion of human free will, raises fundamental questions about the nature of a divine being who is simultaneously all-loving and all-powerful.
Some religious traditions have sought to address this paradox by introducing the concept of a god whose ways and intentions are beyond human comprehension (A pitiful argument if you ask me). While, others have brought forth the existence of multiple gods or a hierarchy of divine beings, each with varying degrees of power and love. Such as the greek gods, whose abilities, characters and intentions fall in line with real world events, they do not claim to possess abilities that they do not put into practice.
Ultimately, I do not dismiss the existence of a higher being, as mentioned earlier. I truly believe that one does exist due to the complexity and precision of the universe. However, he is not the god that we worship. He is not an all loving god, he is one that acts on his own accord. For a god that has the ability to create such a reality faces no limitations, yet a god that is unable to root out any threat to his creation is a god that faces competition with evil. Thus, binding his abilities. Therefore, the creator of the world we reside in is not the biblical god that mankind praises , the god that we praise can only be conceived due to the limitations of the human brain. For a god you are not if you may be challenged by your own creations. You are merely a fragment of the true creator of this universe. Thus, a higher being exists, we are just unable to comprehend his superiority over us, thus, we have limited and brought down such a divine being to our own limited understanding, which is god himself, a mere replacement for the actual divine being that rules above all. A god that does not reside within our own understandings, thus he is a god that we are yet to know of, if such is even possible.
Any thought that wishes to argue against this view is more than welcome to. I am willing to listen without an argument, for mine has already been stated above.
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