The OP revolved around an exchange I was having with zinnat. He had his own rendition of God. And he was intent on showing me that a belief in God was within the reach of the philosopher.
And, after he was able to establish that, then we would explore the parts that most interested me.
But: He has his rendition of this, I have mine.
And my aim is always to explore the limitations of rational thought in examining these interactions. In other words, with respect to either religion or morality, I always focus an exchange on the extent to which we may well be afforded only leaps of faith.
But one thing that seems clearly reasonable to me is that religious narratives revolve first and foremost around the manner in which any particular one of us connects the dots in our head between the behaviors that we choose here and now, a particular belief in God and religion and how the two together precipitate a frame of mind regarding our imagined fate “beyond the grave”.
And then [this being a philosophy venue] the extent to which we are able to translate that which we believe into an argument [with evidence] that will allow others to share what we believe.
As opposed to, say, a discussion of these things in church or around the campfire or in a bar or at the family dinner table.
To which you note:
Another “general description” prescription. And yet the bottom line remains the same: that there are any number of conflicting and contradictory “personal beliefs” rooted in any number of conflicting and contradictory moral/political narratives aimed at ameliorating the human condition…
…but only if everyone goes about doing this in the right way.
Your way. Or his way or her way or our way or their way.
And with or without God.
But that’s where I come in. My aim is to explore these conflicting value judgments from the perspective of dasein.
Again, with or without God.
It’s just that, with you, things could not possibly be rosier. Why? Because no matter what we do on this side of the grave God will embrace us on the other side of it.
And this is true because you believe that this is true.
And that comforts and consoles you.
End of story. Your story.
And that’s always the bottom line.
But only here and only now.