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When are we going to let go of this "god" thing? God was created by groups of people who had no planetary understanding, electricity, plumbing, medical knowledge, printing, computers, televisions, etc., etc., etc. But for some bizarre reason, it is accepted that these same people knew and understood the great mysteries of the world! "Bridging the gap" only serves to reinforce these unfounded beliefs. This is beyond irrational. As to the ceaseless creativity, we do not invoke god when a painter paints or a sculptor sculpts or an architect builds. Why? Because we know that the artist uses his hands and tools to create. While we may admire his skills, it is rare to call his work sacred. Despite myriad supported theories about how the world is created, we may not yet have all the answers, but that does not mean that our understanding of this creativity will not unfold at an increasingly rapid rate to expose the "hands" that create natural art. Just because primitive peoples used a deity to explain that which they could not, this certainly does not justify using the same methods in the 21st century. There is just NO NEED FOR GOD!
