An old friend informed me recently, somewhat testily, that she no longer believes in “a higher power.” It’s probably just as well. As the ancient Greek myths show us repeatedly, “higher powers” can do all sorts of things not particularly good for human beings. And quite frankly, the notion of a “higher power” is usually too thin a concept to hold onto for very long.
Thus, when people reject the notion of a “higher power,” they’re often enough rightly leaving behind their former pagan views about God as something like the Grand Chess Master of the Universe who moves his creatures like pawns on the great chessboard of the cosmos.
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