I think that many people find it comforting, while for others it may well be "the sigh of the oppressed". For others still, they like the spiritual aspect of religious belief/observance and for yet others, I think it's completely intertwined with how they perceive society and how they would like their ideal society to behave.

I've had debates on the [iTelegraph[/i forums with people bemoaning the death of Christianity in the UK, which they equate to the ruination of the country etc. Yet if you ask them which bits of the core Christian religion they accept as literal truth (virgin birth etc) they prove remarkably unwilling to say.

Which leads one to wonder whether that's the case with quite a number of congregants today, who may not actually believe all these things, but rather, they believe in the institution itself. And I suspect that's particularly the case with the CofE.

Didn't see it but read it as that, I think.

Divinity has no place in Christianity. The whole point is that we treat each other as equals no matter who you are. To artificially elevate certain people above others, particularly within a church is completely missing the point. My opinion obviously.

If you're going with that then, who created God?

If something had to cause the big bang then how did that thing (divine or otherwise) get there? Was there another older God who created the current God? And if so how far back do you go?

It's more reasonable to presume that the Universe has been expanding and contracting over an infinite period of time.

What if all the world's inside of your head
Just creations of your own?
Your devils and your gods
All the living and the dead
And you're really all alone?

NiN

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One of my faves.
I'm off for a listen. 3.8173828125:5