It’s easy to put the world on a pedestal—to look around at the voices of society, the traditions we’re born into, the inherited doctrines and dogmas —and assume that they must know something we don’t. We grow up surrounded by a thousand versions of God : each culture, household, and denomination offering its own interpretation. Each person, consciously or unconsciously, trying to give shape to something they feel but cannot quite articulate. Comedian Ricky Gervais once put it bluntly: "There have been nearly 3000 Gods so far, but only yours actually exists. The others are silly made-up nonsense. But not yours. Yours is real." It’s a scathing but revealing observation. Most people don’t question the image of God they inherit—they simply assume it. Whether it’s the angry deity of childhood fear, the distant figure of religious ritual, or the comforting idol of culture and creed, these gods are often projections—assumptions absorbed from the world around us. And this is pre...