“I believe in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with fates and actions of human beings.” – Einstein
God is a byproduct of our search for truth, it explains what we cannot. It is a way of saying ‘it is so because it simply is’. It is no more than a lorem ipsum. Alas, more often than not people have failed to understand the purpose of a lorem ipsum, which is to await redacting. People don’t like to redact God.
What is most perplexing is the huge following a mere placeholder has, it is spread through many different cultures that interestingly enough conflict with each other. Confrontations arise on many fields, from politics and laws to everyday life. All in the name of a mere placeholder. An important and necessary placeholder, but a placeholder nonetheless.
This is the main problem – much too often God stays in the way of true innovation and our search for truth. It blocks the lamp and covers the wall.
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