On the Nature of God

[Occulus]

Some of us believe in no god- as I take the sentiment, this means no creator or deity exists. Period. We're born, we're here, we're gone, and there is nothing beyond or outside of this life. We are not judged, we are not punished, we are not rewarded; in fact, after death, we simply are not. Well, fine. That absolves me of a lot of guilt and self-doubt, but that's just me.

Some of us believe in many gods, with varying aspects; we might have a male and female pair, or a trinity, or a pantheon. We might ascribe weather to one god and wisdom to another. We might send a prayer to one when we need money and to another when we desire love, or give an offering to a third that might gain us a rich spouse.

And there are those of us who bless or blame a single creator for all things and events. We might believe that this deity is absolute; that is, at the pinnacle of creation. We may pray to it, or sacrifice our material lives for it. We might believe this creator doesn't have much actual contact with its creation, but 'merely' a great deal of observation. We might also believe that this deity directly intervenes in events, altering the course of history for (from our point of view) the better or worse.

No name is necessary to describe any deity, be it the Christian God or Bob of the Stacked Turtles. Which camp do you fall into, and more importantly, why?

Detailed posts are preferred. I personally have no religion but respect and strive to understand all. I don't consider myself an agnostic, or an atheist, or anything else. I believe this Universe was created, and that there may have been a single creator or a team, but I also believe we can't know in our 10%-14%-use-of-our-brains mortality-limited bodies. I also happen to believe this creator or creators does indeed intervene in our reality from time to time, but again, that's just me. Where do you fall?

on edit: please read my other posts on this thread if you disagree with the subject matter.