Because people need things in terms they can relate to. The average person can't concieve of a force that builds, detsroys and rebirths, so it's easier to imagine that force as a human being like entity.
When people ask if I believe in God, I usually say "not your God". I have a different visions of what my "God" is and does. A "God" doesn't really have to be a physical presence. Nor is there a definitely answer. Really, isn't God just smeone's interpretation of that inner voice that guides as well as the force that creates something like a tree? While the definitions may differ, isn't it all really the same thing?
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