When it comes to “religious stories,” gods or other supernatural creatures are usually part of the story. It is from those types of stories Belief Models about gods emerge. Always being aware that “conceptions of a god” are actually “Belief Models of a god” -- not the god (himself or herself) is an essential skill we must learn.
Viewing Belief Models like they are the god is like viewing
“the map of a territory as if it is the territory itself.”
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