I am not sure, at all, that I believe god "made us." I do believe we are children of the Universe, a part of the Cosmic which makes up everything. Again, I believe free will is the biggest stumbling block known to humankind. Even if god did make us, we still have free will. It is up to us to beieve or not. Believing can sometimes be very, very difficult because of what I think of as our "little self," or mundane mind, can come up with all kinds of reasons NOT to believe, esp. in a materialistic world which sends out all kinds of negative messages to fill our minds. Exercising free will to the best of our ability, for our own enlightenment and to help others, takes a great deal of discipline. It is not at all measurable in black and whiite, simplistic terms.

kat