I agree that our views are not totally dissimilar, Mine is, perhaps a bit more complex because I felt the need to rationalize a process that would explain my own experiences and fit my own need for thought consistency. Experiences and needs vary wildly from person to person, so, I guess it's like having Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus. If we put some thought into it, each one of us will understand the subjacent Divine in a different way. The reason that there are so many different religions is a reflex of that possiblity. The reason they have any followers is just the need that sheep have to disconnect their brains and follow the heard, or, as they say: social conformity.