The belief in something greater than oneself is not exclusive to your religious worldview, and is found in just about every culture throughout history.
A belief in a celestial dictator is not a prerequisite.
And actually you’re wrong - it wasn’t “Mere Christianity.” But your intellectual curiosity is clearly so thin I won’t waste anymore of my time.
Oh, nice. Another example of "I'm so well read that I can't tell you what influenced my thinking."
You're like a third grader arguing over who knows more about Star Wars.
Rather, perhaps it is because your negative attitude projects that you have little interest in pursuing any knowledge I offer. “The Problem of Pain” is the book, if you really care.
God is not a celestial dictator. He allows free will. He allows you to even freely reject him as you have.
If God didn’t exist then there would be nothing greater than man. The idea that without God there would be something greater than man would just be self-deceiving sentimentality.
But the fact that you are here today proves God’s existence and His love.