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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.fantastical; My initial thoughts upon reading your latest posts is that your definition of "God" has some similarities to my definition for reality, that stuff out there that does not respond to thoughts but is perceived by the mind and after being processed through reason into understanding allows us to choose a course of action which will sustain or promote our human existence.
I confess, I have not had time to attempt a proper digestion of your latest input (being as I have to do some self maintenance in the way of producing income), but in the meantime I'm hoping you can clarify and summarize in basic terms so that I can better understand where your coming from.
Are you defining "God" as reality inclusive of cause and effect, throughout time but excluding human existence or influences or just human consciousness and thought (cognition) and/or volition?
Once we have agreed upon the meaning of the term �God�, I suspect I may have some observations about your questions.
In the simplest and most basic terms what is your �personal definition� for �God�, (what set of concepts does it relate to, and what distinguishes from other concepts in that set).
Can you relate this to common human experience so that it can be understood by others?
fantastical, Forgive me if I am mistaken because I am still in a situation of having to guess your meaning. I use a very refined & distilled thought process. I have no faith that my brain will provide me with the right answer if I just trust it and allow it to do its thing. The reason for this is that I assume responsibility for my mistakes and by relying on my �intuition� and the parental programming I received, I have had to assume a lot of responsibility, (if you get my meaning).
Also; I eschew �altruism�; I believe people claiming an �altruist� motivation are actually attempting to get something (probably not something good) for nothing; (impossible!).
I enjoy helping others because I believe I can learn something for and/or about myself in the process. If I actually succeed in helping someone, I believe that they will return the favor if or when the opportunity arises. Value recognizes value.
Now with that context in place here is what comes to mind.
You under went a traumatic experience. Your wondering why this happened to you and if it happened because of something you did which made you a deserving victim. (Again, this is just a guess?)