Caliann the Elf wrote: > Upon reflection of this thread, I find myself personally offended by > the idea of an omniscient, omnipotent, eternal creator that, for some > odd, divine reason, suffers from severe insecurity and low self- > esteem in that He constantly needs the praises of His creations to > know that He is "good". I praise my dog. I praise my cat. I praise > my children. All of these are creatures that require praise in order > to develop suitable mannerisms for life in my home. Yet I also have > trouble with deism. The idea that some supernatural creator made our > entire Universe....then abandoned it. I doubt that *if* there were to be a god that this is the situation, I think you are thinking too specific about it. Really the question isn't does the christian god exist -- it's does a/any god(s) exist; if you were to define that you'd define (mind the crudeness) the correct relegion to worship that god if indeed he cared if you worshiped him/her/it what points to this *may or may not exist god* into it having abandoned his/her/it's creation? What makes you think that it has? Because you haven't personaly spoke with him/her/it? I'd dare say that If god created everything what makes humans more important than the dirt we walk on to god (I'll tell you what, Human arrogance, oh wait nope...)? what about electrons or helium or xyz anything that exists becuase they don't understand god it's all of the sudden abandonment?