Writer's Block: God For a Day

[Error: unknown template qotd]You know, I am an athiest, and yet I can't stop thinking about how to answer this question. On principle, I guess I wouldn't make an appearance, so that I wouldn't give anyone further cause to believe in God, which I feel is counter-productive. Also on principle, I don't know what I'd do, as the world has a lot of problems (starting with poverty, hunger, war and working down to far smaller things), but they are our problems to solve. These are complex problems and there are no magic wands to wave, by God or anyone else. We all need to work towards sorting things out as best we can.

And yet, the very nature of the question assumes there is a God, and therefore if I was God for a day then I'd have proof it's true. In some ways, I crave proof of meaning. It would be a lot easier to have a belief system that isn't as bleak as mine. I saw a poster advertising a book the other day, and it asked if I'd like my life to be more like a movie - and I thought, 'Yes, cause then there would be an overarching organisation to things.' To the characters, the author is God and the author's belief system is How Things Work. And yet... well, Real Life just isn't like that. Not for me. And it's no point pretending otherwise.

See, I have a lot of thoughts swirling around here, and very few that make any sense. If I ever figure it out, I'll post again!