RE: A challenge to the thesis of "intellectual laziness" of believers in God

Right. I must say I agree with much of what you say. Personally I am not as familiar with the Old Testament as I am with the New. As far as I know, sometimes God is described more in a human form, while at other times he seems to be more in a philosophical and non-physical sense. But since he is creator of heaven and earth, this seems to indicate a non-physical pre-existence. It is a difficult thing to interpret.

I believe that in its origins the conception of God could be physical and become in this aspect similar to the gods of pagan religions. This, of course, is different from the Christian conception of God based on the New Testament.

In both cases, I believe there is enough merit to not be easily dismissed.

Even the ancient pagan religions, which today may seem nonsense, have more depth and logic than meets the eye. Whether they are interpreted literally or figuratively.

For me it is hard to grasp.

There is a video that was uploaded today on YouTube (in a channel that, in my opinion, is one of the best on religion and related subjects) that I think is related to this topic, you can watch it if you wish:

Although the argument of the video was originally given by a Muslim philosopher many centuries ago, nevertheless, this same argument is currently used by some Christian philosophers and theologians.

It is definitely a very interesting topic. I find all this religion, philosophy and mythology quite fascinating.

I'll add any other thoughts on the subject that pop into my head.

Cheers to you!