Granted, I reject the concept of God as religion has defined it. However, it is my disdain for religion that stops me from outright rejecting God in all forms--conceivable or inconceivable.
Religion's primary ontological claim actually extends in two directions. Religion does not simply claim that there is a God and it is a God as they define it. In actuality, religions (especially Judeo-Christian sects) are based on a exclusive disjunction, i.e. an Either/ Or premise.
In the case of religion, that premise can be summarized as, "Either there is a God as we define it, or there is nothing." This is the inherent nature of religion that necessarily makes it so exclusionary.
Hence, in my opinion, when anyone says, "Okay, fine--there's nothing," they're actually affirming religion's proposed ontological structure. Fuck that.
Why are those the only two options? To quote Whitman:
All goes onward and outward, nothing collapses,That sums my views up. Energy never dies. Our imbecilic human brains can barely even comprehend space and/ or time. The electromagnetic spectrum is a vast, absurd thing. Who knows what the true nature of reality is? Sure, it's not a talking snake and a boat-full of animals riding out a flood, but it's definitely beyond our tiny little brains--and it's beyond our grasp in ways we cannot even imagine.
And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.
That's how small we are. We are not even capable of imagining the true depth of our ignorance. So is there a God in a nebulous, transcendent, I-connect-all-of-reality-together-kind-of-way...who fucking knows?
However, as far as your religions are concerned, let me quote Mr. Maynard James Keenan, "Fuck your God."
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