Why is it that every schmo with an opinion thinks that their wording is superior to the authors of the bible? That's why religion rots the mind. It encourages people to think that merely wanting something hard enough can change reality.
That would depend on who's reality you were living in wouldn't it.? The beauty of life is we all have our own individual minds, that's man ... yet we are all connect somehow, that's GOD. My spirituality is a big part of my trading and I like to have fun and embrass it, more then I like to dwell on it's purpose.
I don't think that definition of "god" is very useful. Too easy to confuse this with the rest of the world's definition. Maybe "Universal Consciousness" or something... We have our own minds, but we still need to interact with the rest of the world.
King David was loved and embraced by God even though he was a sinful man because he would constantly sing and dance and lived joyfully in the gift of life. If we look at most people throughout history that flourished we see the same qualities. Live a sinless life as possible. Love your neighbors as you would yourself. Work hard and honestly. Celebrate, thank and love GOD. Leave the rest to him.
Maybe I should toast some fine ale to David Hume and to his empirical insights...... (Cutten, Nice post earlier in this thread!)