[RobRoy]

>>That's awful selfish of the Almighty, don't you think? Is God so shallow He has to be given His props by mere mortals?<<

You presume to judge God based on some moral standard you got from...where?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Many of us are not yet at the "beginning" stage.

[Junior]

I presume to judge God by the same standards by which I presume to judge men. If God can't be above the pettiness inherent in humankind, what makes Him all that special?

My belief is that 90 percent of what we presume to "know" about God was actually made up by men, hence the Almighty's rather petty tendencies and His craving for our attentions.