An excuse for random strangers to be on my porch!
Figment of imagination that weaker minds cling to for security.
evolutionary adaptation.
There does seem to be some evidence that this is a belief system that can bind social groups. It also creates "the others" who don't believe. However, there is also evidence that when monks & nuns are in deep contemplative prayer circulation to the right parietal lobe is restricted, giving the individual a sense of being a part of something other than "self". In other words an out of body experience.
Sociopath. As Dawkins said, and I quote, "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction. Jealous and proud of it; A Petty, Unjust, Unforgiving Control-Freak; a Vindictive, Bloodthirsty Ethnic Cleanser; a Misogynistic, Homophobic, Racist, Infanticidal, Genocidal, Filicidal, Pestilential, Megalomaniacal, Sadomasochistic, Capriciously Malevolent Bully."
Issue laden, self righteously vapid entity, that's obviously Dunning-Kruger, and dangerous to anyone's mental health. Be on the lookout for him and if found, report him to a mental health facility for a long, well deserved and beneficial stay that'll save humanity from it's own self destruction.
...myth to brainwash and control the masses through fear and prejudice.
Crutch - used to hold up beliefs of faith, which are unsubstantiated hopes for good things (like Santa). Heaven = reward for people who have faith and will give large sums of money to other people who promise to get them into heaven. Sins = things that don't work in our societal structure.
A mythological character (man or woman) used by immoral unethical popes, uh I mean individuals, to create a fear based system of controls, as well as to manipulate and steal from those that buy into a false belief system based on the aforementioned character.
A man who lives in the sky, like Sant Claus and all dead people, possibly the tooth fairy is up there too and most certainly the devil. He god (and he has to be a he no matter what) has supreme power and is omnipotent which is why we don't get to see him down here . And here endeth the lesson.
Homophobic misogynistic genocidal egomaniac that is unworthy of prayers and worship
Man made construct. A tool used by those in power to exploit the masses and keep their power.