Why are you arguing about taste? People adapt metaphors to help them think and act effectively. Human brains like agent-metaphors a lot: witness the popularity of the Moloch essay.
Your problem with classical religion might be that a lot of silly people are classically religious.
"But is the metaphor true" is kind of a silly question, imo.
Also, if there is an agenty God, it/she/he made sure to construct a world where nudges here and there are hard to trace.
Your problem with classical religion might be that a lot of silly people are classically religious.
No, my actual problem here is that these metaphors are not useful for making predictions.
Another month, another rationality quotes thread. The rules are: