Is there a God? In standard way of life, the notion of a god is terminated as a human-made invention. Greatly influenced by the transformational criticism of Ludwig von Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity, I believe that humans created god and not the reverse. The only intelligent design was in the mind of the human; god does not exist independently from human projection of this entity. According to classical Marxism: In the process of creating god, humans became self-alienated and projected their virtues onto this abstraction of perfection. They created a God-cantered universe where the alleged sinfulness and evil of humanity would be contrasted to and lay prostrate before this wondrous entity. To end the alienation, to free humankind from the shackles of guilt and self-degradation, God must be destroyed in order to reclaim the virtues that humankind innocently surrendered to the notion of a supreme being. There must be a “human-cantered” world. “God is the greatest invention in the history of humankind”. What is astonishing is the gravity of believing in God and its motive power on this planet: Wars, enormous expenditure of human and natural resources, masses of people deeply moved and organized around the concept of a goddess. I do not underestimate its significance. I find it difficult to believe that the world was created by a spirit or that a god, independent of humanity, is present in our lives. Humans must guide and direct their own destinies. However, for those who sense or deeply believe in a Supreme Being, then for them that belief and presence is real and significant. Finally, one can be “religious” and a monster and war criminal. One can be a non-believer and committed to virtuous works and societal uplift. It is not relevant whether one believes in a god(s) or not in terms of assessing one’s morality or virtue. It is how one lives and interacts with other persons, and how one behaves as a citizen.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:30:43 +0000
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