Galen said:
Not explosions, just something more than empty words. "It's real. Seriously. Seriously. No, seriously." I used to be very religious until I realized that the only thing that separates one religion from another is distance between the churches.
It's always the same shtick. "God likes cappucino, but not coffee. He prefers Ford over Audi, BMW, or Chevrolet. He wears blue jeans on Tuesdays, and plays backgammon with Jesus, Satan, and Winston Churchill on the third Wednesday of the month. He does NOT like sports, and he does NOT wish for us to drill for oil in Alaska. He sends hurricanes not to punish us for political transgressions, but rather because he enjoys the feel of wind in his hair. He has a trendy goatee and green eyes. He has a summer home in the Crab nebula."
Every single thing we attribute to God or Jesus or the Earth Mother or whoever you choose to worship is pure unsubstantiated drivel, and it's so sacrilegious it's offensive. We put words in their mouths, thoughts in their heads, and even decorate their apartments for them. They are what we say they are.
I have no use for religion, and no patience for speculation of that scope. Instead of presumptuous statements such as "this is who God is and this is who God isn't" we should be out there maximizing the usefulness and efficacy of our species.
Religion doesn't set me free or complete me, it holds me back. I don't let other people define my relationship with my son, so why would I let them define my relationship with God? When it comes to him I'm the only one who knows what's best, and when I need him I just pray.