He sits on a cloud, or in some other lofty realm, his long white hair and beard flowing, looking down at the mortals and their doings. He sends messengers to hand down his decrees and his mandates, and issues catastrophes for their transgressions and blessings for their obedience. He is omniscient… all knowing; omnipresent… everywhere; omnipotent… all powerful. He sends helpers to move obstacles for his believers and allows oppressors to afflict the ignorant. He loves with a jealous passion but smites with angry retribution. He permits suffering amongst those who lack faith, disobey, or live in places of accidental geography. When the people begin to doubt, they are ordered to hold their tongues and deny their rationality on behalf of their belief system, on threat of spiritual death and everlasting torment.
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He lives at the top of the earth, the pinnacle of the world, his long white hair and beard flowing, and watches his children, at least those who believe, and those who live in the right locations. He observes from on high to determine their level of compliance. He has always existed and is ageless and knows everything they do. He has unexplainable powers such as flight and being everywhere at once. He sends his rewards to the ones deemed “nice” – delicious foods and wonderful playthings, and punishes the naughty by withholding his gifts. He sends his minions to watch from high perches in homes, to police the young ones and obtain their short-lived compliance with their knowledge of his penchant for giving and withholding gifts based on behavior. When they begin to doubt, they are ordered to speak nothing of this, and to continue the charade on behalf of those who come after.
Inner Voice 