Personally I think that a long time ago (far and above my paygrade) the universe was created (or maybe it always was). Then even longer later, species evolved to become humans as we know ourselves today. Whether or not there was some sort of creator hardly matters to me now.

If there is, I’d ask why he created everything if he already knows everything that was, is, and will be. There is generally no reason to create something as significant as time and existence itself if you already knew the outcome. Unless the outcome concerns us so little that we’re actually akin to a brick on a road. In either case, it’s above my paygrade but doesn’t really warrant my worship.

I was raised Catholic in a Catholic family in a Catholic country. Went to Sunday school and read the Bible and all that. I prayed hard every night as a child for god to make people stop fighting and to stop the hurting. It would be within his power, wouldn’t it? If god so chooses, he could appear and change humans to be better than what we currently are.

But that leads to a few conclusions. He could have the power, but is curious instead about what we lead to. In which case, he can be surprised and is not omnipotent. He could not have the power, in which case he’s not really all that powerful and isn’t worthy of undying worship. He could have both, but are just using us a a stepping stone to make way for a better species to come along. In which case, he is also not really worthy of worship.

No, I think we’re alone. I think we can’t rely on an omnipotent and all-good being to save us. I think we’re all we have, and so we have to do what we can to help the next person along. Because no one is coming.