not the God question

My ''impossible'' question is no longer impossible; it has been downgraded to ''very, very difficult''. Having played the quiz I suspect this is largely due to the number of players ''skipping'' the question instead of guessing. Even if you can't read, you still have a one in four chance of getting it right! Using intuition, you can cut the odds even more. Though relatively illiterate, I still managed a score of around 60% over 200 questions using intuition, and a smidgen of common sense. The question was never impossible.

The question that is impossible is the existence, or not, of God. I think nothing gives me less satisfaction than hearing a debate about the existence of God. Unless it's about football; I just don't get it. But there are probably many parallels between supporting teams and religion.

The question of God's existence is not relevant. It's a distraction, it's missing the point by a mile. Isn't it time religious debates moved on? What's really relevant is the wisdom that has been laid down for the benefit of mankind across all the religions - and I'm including atheist ones too. Much of this wisdom crosses religious divides. This implies that this wisdom doesn't acknowledge the supremacy of any god; it is more important that knowing gods.

Gandhi put his finger on it when asked if he was a Hindu. Yes, he replied. And a Christian, and a Muslim, and a Jew. He wasn't just being diplomatic, he was pointing beyond the differences in gods to the wisdom at their cores. Wisdom for everyone's enjoyment and benefit. Not just for followers.