Believer: “Hey, Frank. Why don’t you believe in God?”

Frank: “What do you mean by ‘God'”?

So far, I’ve yet to hear a definition of ‘God’ that doesn’t insult my thinking brain and offend my feeling heart. I’ve yet to hear a definition of ‘God’ that isn’t so childish (and easily dismissed based on the evidence of how the universe works) or so vague and slippery that there’s nothing of logic or moral substance to discuss.

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An Invitation to believers: I remain humbly agnostic regarding the true essence of ultimate reality. I make no dogmatic claims about such as I commit myself to a humanistic worldview grounded in freedom, science, and love that I practice every day without any reservations or fear of being wrong. But my curious mind and compassionate heart would sincerely like to understand: What do YOU mean by ‘God’? And why do you believe in such? But, most important, how do you put such belief into daily practice?

WARNING: Let’s keep things civil, honest, and on topic, folks. I’ve already deleted two dozen comments and blocked two anonymous trolls for engaging in snark, straw manning, and personal attacks. Apologies to all who were on the receiving end of such or merely had to witness such behavior. I also deleted a slew of other comments that, although they stimulated some other important questions, were totally off topic. Thanks to all who are willing to engage with such consequential questions with the sincerity, honesty, and gravity they deserve.

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