Are you too completely and utterly insane?
By your definition, probably. But even you will see the light someday. fact is stranger than fiction, really it is.
Do you realize you believe in a magical being in the sky? Do you realize that you're the same suckers who would've believed in Zeus, or Tlalloc, or Allah, had you been born in a different time and place?
Magical? Well I suppose one might see it that way. But it's way beyond magic. Zeus, Allah..?? no.. you really do not understand. I actually was born into a religion very much like that, a sucker somewhat... then one day God showed up in my life via his son, Yeshua. Changed my perspective rather drastically rather quickly, rather upset my whole world view matter of fact.
But I am managing as you can see. And I wouldn't change a moment of it. My entire extended family (mostly) has been calling me insane for that reason for years, I'm used to it. But the worst of them have died by now anyway so even that is not so difficult anymore.
I guess you would really have to ask me, which is more difficult, to deny something I know or to accept something you think you are sure of? Would it make you happy if I simply agreed with you? But that's a terribly awkward position for me, you see.
Ask yourself this: why would an omnipotent creator give two shits whether or not his creation believed in him? It is totally ridiculous.
Ask your self this: why would you have children and throw their decendants that seek you in the trash bin? I imagine you do not have children so maybe cannot possibly answer that coherently and truthfully. I also see this life as something more than just about us human beings, there is a continual judgement happening, which we do become involved in, but it didn't start with us. It started with some of God's other sons and some of us just get caught up in it haphazardly a lot of the time, though not always, sometimes by full conscious choice also. There's more going on here than meets the eye, so I am not even going to assume I know all the things God cares about.
All of that aside, fact is, God is. And basically you are only here to choose your side, his or the other. It's up to you. If you don't care about him, you can hit the garbage dump with all your might and he will be just fine with that if it truly makes you happy. But don't expect him to chase you if you enjoy rolling in the mud, even though the mud is full of hookworms and mercury. The prodigal son didn't exist until he knocked on the door.
You two sound like absurd and foolish children. It's just sad.
Sad to you. But I bet you say that whenever someone holds different beliefs than you do. Some might call that a rather sad position as well. Were you born with this intrinsic knowledge? You must be very special.
