Do you believe in God?

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I know that there are things in the universe beyond my comprehension. When I'm talking with religious friends who I don't want to piss off, I call those things "God". Privately, I'm more interested in observable truths. I don't need God to teach me morality. When I first got sober through AA at age 19, I was aware that it was a religious program and that "GOD" played a big role. I balked at the idea until some old-timer in the program told me that many people think of God as "Good, Orderly Direction." Worked for me at that time.

If anyone is interested, I'd be happy to share my copy of "A Rough History of Disbelief," a great BBC miniseries written by and starring Jonathan Miller. I've also got Miller's accompanying "Atheism Tapes," unedited interviews that Miller conducted with Colin McGinn, Steven Weinberg, Arthur Miller, Richard Dawkins, Denys Turner, and Daniel Dennett for the "Rough History" series.