Agreed. One doesn’t need to invoke God. More a case of wanting and needing to for many. I don’t agree with the bpg quote Siderite though looking at another way, particularly ‘not philosophical concepts,but actual truth.’ I’d agree it’s nonsense, though someone like Kant would argue that the concept presupposes a God. Just his theory of course (though bpg might say that’s God given too) but he wasn’t a silly Kant. Problem with the ‘actual truth’ bit bpg claims is its unverifiable. That may be immaterial for the likes of bpg. Not for me it ain’t
