The most intelligent thing I ever heard regarding all this (God, etc) was:

"You're guess is as good as mine."

I'm still trying to figure out the more "contemporary" versions of the "Gospel" in contrast to things I've read. Like:

The "gospel of prosperity" in which we're all assured God wants each and every one of us to have all the material wealth and abundance we can stand while, simultaneously of course, this same "God" says that "hardly shall a rich man enter the kindgom of heaven.

Again, I've no problems with "faith." It's "religion" that gets you nowhere.

Besides, isn't the study and examination of all this a certain path to madness?

Eccl. 1:18 18 "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow."

I simply can't do "this" anymore, "this" meaning pretend like anything short of the love of, and for, my family and friends has any meaning and relevance whatsoever.

Randy