The different Gods:

1. God is real 2. We think God is real 3. We believe God is real. He created you in His image: if you are white then He is white and if you are Ethiopian then He is black with a snub nose – just imagine if you were a horse? Now who created who? And He collects all the accolades for the nice things and if He messes up, apologetics kicks in, He then supposedly works in mysterious ways, i.o.w. He is being excused or the Devil gets blamed. Poor Devil - doesn't even get an opportunity to explain himself. 4. God is a metaphor - a figure of speech – like when somebody says “God bless” – actually meaning wishing you well. 5. God is not anthropomorphic (not human-like) – it (He) is just part and parcel of the universe/nature = pantheism 6. God initially created the universe and then just packed up and let go = Deism. 7. Then there is just the existence without a creator God and also no Nanny God = a-theism - we have now finally grown up learned to make our own decisions and to take responsibility for them; we have learned to help and assist each other (eg. abolish slavery); we have learned to be kind to all things living (we acquired empathy) as well as, we have learned to use and appreciate and care for nature (our sustenance) and to use it responsibly. We have finally come to realize that God helps those people who help themselves. (Written by barryleroux)