What a great post/reply! I agree with you on all of your perspectives (not that that makes them any more/less valid) and would say we are on a similar page here.

2 things you may want to research further that I have com to different conclusions on;

• Lucifer / Satan are not the same entity
• Judaism is not (at least when looked at over time) a mono-theistic religion

You seem to be pretty on point so I'm sure you can do your own research and come to your own conclusions on these.

Assuming there is no force or power in the universe greater than humans would be an act of arrogance. However, the fact that these concepts are personified, and highly debated, shows us the complex nature of any sort of energy force being described through the necessity to simplify the idea. I think any such sort of entity is a little past the current perception level of the average human being and would not be any type of force or intelligence we could assume. When it comes to religion and history be wary of those with all the answers.

It's great to see someone on the same page as far as morality goes. One of my more recent posts gets into this as well as how important true education is.

You bring up a great point about child-rearing. We need to be careful to present ourselves as teachers to the children and not impose following 'authority' with a 'no questions asked' mentality. If you ever say "because I said so" you may want to re-evaluate your parenting perspective.

At the end of the day there is no arrival point and we are all (okay maybe not all) growing and learning together. Be open to new information and be able to accept when you are wrong. If we could combine this attitude with Truth and Morality we would have the possibility of achieving true Freedom, true Anarchy.

Thanks @dwinblood!