I am now 84 years old and still question the concept of "God". The monotheistic concept of "God" seems to be the most reasonable but I prefer a different title, perhaps a "Power beyond Mankind." I cannot conceive the creation of the Universe and maintaining what it must take to keep it functioning properly, and I certainly cannot conceive of an intelligence that observes and controls the life of every single living thing from the smallest germ to the largest galaxy.

I believe that my concept of such a power would not be a controlling power but one which established order after creation but allows it to operate without continuous interference and guidance. This would apply not only to the Universe but all living things no matter where they exist. Under such a concept, evolution should naturally occur throughout the entire Universe. It would also be reasonable to assume that mankind would evolve who would attribute their existence to "gods" and expect these "gods" to require mankind to follow rules. They would expect to be rewarded if they did and punished if they if they did not. Mankind therefore creates in their rules, the reward concept of Heaven and the punishment concept of Hell.

I would like to think that the "Power beyond Mankind" has a sense of humor and that laughter is necessary for the development of humanity. I would like to think that the "Power beyond Mankind" finds that Mankind's rules for themselves make no sense, are unjust and impossible for everyone to meet, even for many of those who made them.

For example, within the Jewish belief for several thousand years, pork has been considered unclean and forbidden by the dietary code of Judaism. I think that the "Power beyond Mankind" has the sense of humor to point out that Jews have missed one of the great joys of life by refusing to eat bacon.

As for the Christian faith, there are so many who believe so many different things about their "god" that it is impossible to know which group comes close to the one which the "Power beyond Mankind" could chose to represent the unknown and unknowable. Christians would therefore be allowed eternity to argue among themselves who is correct and who is not. When they all agree then all may enter their Heaven.

The Muslim's would be chastised for their expectations of 70 virgins as a part of their heavenly reward for denying their daughters their right to marry her own choice. Muslim men would all suffer from ED with the only source of Viagra being in Hell in the hands of the Devil. For Muslim men to leave "Heaven"and go to "Hell" to negotiate with the Devil for Viagra would prohibit them from ever returning to "Heaven" Their choices would be to remain in "Heaven" with their Erectile Dis-function and their 70 untouchable virgins or to go to Hell and remain there with the devil.

"Power beyond Mankind" as described above, makes more sense to me than any other "God" theory offered from "Creation" until now.