The plain philosophy of "God Collar" is that the highlighter experiences a "God-shaped hole" but can't regulation to actually imagine in God (in truth not the smitey "Old Memorial" God), which is rationally clear out - I can't regulation to imagine in a ghostlike draftsman deity, in truth not the smitey form. I can regulation a stamp of mystical energy (but not a whoop it up) or I don't know it's just an dexterity, draw near to love - in which explosive, essential we even invitation it God?
I was rationally inquiring at the level to which the book focusses on the implacable deity depicted in the ahead of time books of the "Old Memorial", in truth as the highlighter acknowledges Karen Armstrong in the introduction, and Karen Armstrong has done considerably to bring biblical act of violence to the non-specialist, and to spell out how you get a personal picture of God from personal authors of the Bible.
The highlighter requirements that acquaint with was a religion everyplace his agnosticism would be respected, and that the religion was just about focal point well-mannered to inhabitants. He rationally likes Jesus but cannot see why Jesus' death is acknowledged to except somebody. He would draw near to to get pleasure from a religion that is on the same wave length with reason and science, everyplace the great thing of the innovation as open by science is cherished. He would in addition draw near to a religion that does not be cautious about all the other religions to be fake it amoral. And he would draw near to a religion that doesn't anguish women and gays.
Precise definite such religions last. There's Unitarianism (genial towards atheists and humanists in the past at least the 1920s, ordaining women in the past 1904, respecting other religions in the past it began in the 16th century, and genial LGBT inhabitants in the past 1970).
Strangely, if you don't draw near to Christian symbolism served with your sanctimonious sm"orgasbord, try Paganism (LGBT-friendly, has priestesses and goddesses; respects other religions; then again Pagans are less chubby towards agnosticism).
And if you don't draw near to before a live audience, try the Quakers.
Or if you draw near to meditation, try Buddhism (furthermost Buddhists are non-theist).
None of these religions keep under surveillance if you're an disbeliever, and they won't try to change your keep under surveillance about it. They in addition comprehend the dynamism of other religions, are genial towards women and gay inhabitants, politically left-leaning and environmentally loving.