Creation is a canvas.
The painted character is no more aware of the painter than i am of a god.
Either it comes here, inside the canvas and introduces himself, or for all intents and purposes he is nothing more than a fantasy.
While i value the story of Jesus greatly, its a story. Written by man. Handed down by man. Spread by man. Abused by man. Exploited by man.
At best, its hearsay.
At worst, its fiction.
We are capable of doing so because we are abstract thinkers.
If we look ONLY at reality, then ethics, morals, loving and caring are not something that are universal concepts. Nothing in this reality gives a single damn whether you live or die.
99% of all species that have ever existed on this planet are now extinct.
Does that spell love, ethics, morals and caring in your book? It doesnt in mine unless i look at the concept of perfection from an engineering standpoint instead of a pragmatic one.