“I do not believe in God as portrayed by the Christian tradition.”

I don’t either, and you are the same as me. It is not sufficient to tell you the reason is because I remember directly. We should just know, like the way we do already. Don’t let the bells and whistles of this pinball machine we have been born into (without our consent) distract you. As far as I’m concerned, you are God… just simple and stupid temporarily. Just like me.