I explained a bit more further in the post, that it could be referring to any number of gods. Initially I was playing to the belief of a singular God, but if there was a singular entity given credit for engineering this Universe, I would be referring to that. Since we don't know for sure, why not consider that it could be any of God's manifestations responsible for the Universe's creation, and likewise for humanity's creation (possibly 2 separate gods)?
Ill explain why I dont consider God as having multiple manifestations. Logically speaking, there cant be belief systems contrasting with one another that can be valid at the same time, at the least, one is correct, the rest are necessarily wrong, this is a principle of logic no one can deny, one of the universal truths reality exists on. My own experiences with Jesus Christ directly, while subjective of course (you arent me, so you only have my testimony to go on, hence the subjective nature of my claim), are impossible for me personally to refute, Jesus Christ is the only living God, the God incarnate of Holy writ, I dont say that like "Maybe its true" or "I could be wrong", I say that as a fact, and that is a fact that I believe will collide with every human being at some point in their existence, either in this life or the next. Your next statement would likely be "Prove it" or "but how do you know if you are correct", but proving God to someone that God has distanced Himself from is impossible, at least from the bibles perspective. God is not my lapdog, and Im not his event coordinator, I am a servant, and if in fact He has distanced or as scripture teaches, hidden Himself from a non believer due to their rejection of Him, or refusal to acknowledge Him, then its necessarily impossible to prove God to that person, that is the biblical position, but its the place I was in as well, I rejected the God of the bible most of my life, never really knowing if He was who He said He was. God isnt falsifiable, which I knew before I gave my life into Christs hands, I guess thats why I was agnostic most of my life. But Christ delivered me, He saved me from my own destructive nature and empowered me, in that my life pulled an immediate 180, I credit Jesus Christ with all of this, and even if someone put a gun to my head, death would be the better option before denying Christ, its that profound. That is a hard thing for someone without my experience, Im no theologian, but after I gave my life in His hands, I set my mind to study, I read my life in scripture over and over, my faults, my sin, why we do the things we do, the depression, the pride we have the circular reasoning that keeps us trapped in addiction, it all makes absolute perfect sense, but none of us need a bible to examine ourselves, we are our own worst enemies, the bible just elaborates why. I cried out to Christ in desperation, He answered.
Being a Christian was quite possibly the furthest notion from my mind for most of my adult life, and Im actually still adjusting, but after 12 years of being married to my wife, having no children, my wife and I prayed, and in two years we were given 3 sons (two of them identical twins). I dont believe in coincidence, and if in theory this was all coincidence, Im truly the luckiest man alive. I credit Christ for the empowerment that led to my ability to kick drugs. Some people kick drugs because they get scared, realizing it could actually end their lives, this is wise, but may not last. I was delivered, and I share my testimony on the matter to help others who want to have an entirely new perspective, one that comes from God Himself, and the generous knowledge and wisdom that comes with it. Knowledge is an accumulation of data, wisdom is the correct application of it, all of us were endowed with an intrinsic knowledge of God, but we typically choose to serve ourselves, the created, rather than God, the creator, as a result, God distances himself from us and we struggle to experience His presence, if at all, leading to unbelief.
I read all of your post, but the reason I asked which god is for a couple reasons. You brought up more than one belief system, and I wanted to know specifically which you were referring to. In both Jewish and Christian theology, God is only referenced as omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, there is no evidence to the contrary, so I see why you would ask the question, what if god isnt perfect, but you arent asking about the God of the bible because He isnt defined any other way, so your question is the result of unbelief and scientific inquiry, not that you have experience with mulitple deities, or have information about their ontology. The 'what if' stems from the fact that you do not know if the God of the bible is actually true, so you have doubts. I get that totally, I had the same questions you did, but what Christ did for me, the effect my faith (trust) in Him has had on my life, is undeniable. Im in what I thought was a Christian thread, so I dont feel my statements are out of bounds, and while I respect others right to believe what they choose, I try to offer something to people they can invest in with an equitable return, not simply something you believe in, something you experience and will in fact reshape your entire reality with a joy no drug can match.
Im not a 'great' Christian, Im only learning because this is new to me, and I dont really understand the churches, they often confuse me more than anything, so I rely on prayer and the insights God reveals generously to me, insights available to anyone willing to approach God in humility. Im not a humble man, but I was humbled by my own self destructive nature and I cried out, this is when God answered me, and opened my eyes.
I dont get into the arguments or the back in forth I see so many Christians engaging in with people, I dont understand it, they act is if they are somehow morally superior, which Christ teaches against. I could easily write a post as long as this one detailing my own faults. Christ is quoted as saying "These people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me'.. The Church, if the bible is true, is at its worst as time progresses and Christ has quite a lot to say about the church and its shortcomings, the cluster we have today called Christianity is in direct contrast to what Christ taught, which is why Christians are doing more harm than good, Im still attacked for my faith in Christ, but not from unbelievers so much, but from the church itself. Its nuts..
Please let me know if you want me to clarify or further expound on something Ive said, and thank you for your time, I know how valuable it is, so having you invest in this dialogue is something Im very thankful for, if not, thats cool too.