On the question of God
The moment you fall in a dreamless sleep, everything goes dark, you would not realise, it was dark unless you wake up and your senses work. If they don't, you might be still sleeping endlessly. But, the universe was apparently functioning without you. You might have a phd in physics, it still happens to you. On the other hand, you wake up and sense the world, do your daily pooja religiously, pray to God for waking you up, appease the God when he might be angry and hope he will bring you wealth, health and happiness. You are deeply religious, align with your stars, offer part of wealth to God in lieu of more, so God also gives only when you give? Few others do the extreme and hurt things that don't align with them. Did he actually ask you to kill, loot and hurt in his name? Most of constructs surrounding religion and God came up to tame the mind for the uninitiated and definitely not for the self actualising. That said, I have been surprised to see double doctorates and mos