Quote Originally Posted by darth stoner
I would be inclined to think your definition of 'God' would match Einstein's God ("god" is the universe/nature itself and all the processes within, I agree with this definition altough I'd rather not call it "god"). If this is so, then I completely agree with you especially with your last paragraph, when you say the universe might be a lot more intelligent than what we think. Given that we are limited by our knowledge and locality (we only know a very tiny fraction of this universe - yet), what might look like chaotic and random events (galaxies merging, stars exploding etc) could be part of something bigger, something that we can't grasp because we only have a small set of the pieces in the big puzzle. That is a reasonable statement to make. Now, an uber-powerful creature who knows everything you think and will condemn you to eternal damnation if you don't believe in him, that is pure nonsense.
Pretty much, yes. I don't believe that we are islands of consciousness in an unconscious universe. All consciousness is, if you really think about it, is resonance. When we experience the 'outside' world, what we're really experiencing is the reflection of it in our minds. When we think about the world, we are reflecting on it.

All energy reacts to other energy and resonates with information. Of course, the resonance of the human brain is much more complex than that of, say, a rock, because a brain has the power to retain information for longer periods of time, to draw out the resonations... not unlike how echoes are drawn out in music to make melodeous sounds.

One can say that the collective consciousness of the universe is god. It really is a matter of perspective. As Einstein himself said:
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."