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I'm not entirely convinced of a 'higher power' in the sense of something that created and controls us, but I accept that there are forces/phenomena that we do not understand - it may be that they all become logically comprehended as scientific phenomena, it may be that some of them can only be comprehended within the framework tof a new philosophical or scientific paradigm, or it may be that some of them, when understood, are indeed found to be a 'higher power' of some sort. I consider the second option to be the most likely, but that said, considering something to be the most likely is no indication of faith or a sense of inner truth.
I certainly do not feel an absolute truth or divine working in the way that persons such as Juliana of Norwich, Oliver Cromwell or Aleister Crowley have.
I refuse the Christian idea of God because if He is good, perfect and omnipotent then it must be the case that everything that happens is good, for He is good and perfect and omnipotent and by His omnipotence and divine power He has allowed it to happen. I've met a few 'Christian fundamentalists' (my term, not intended in a derogatory manner) who believe this, absolutely; I find it abhorrent but logical if one is to believe as a Christian is required to. I admit freely to being predisposed to a refusal of the Christian god, so it is unsurprising that I find a way to justify my personal spiritual instincts.
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