[Robert]

The question of whether the God/Goddess is male/female seems to not apply since male/female is likely a property of the brain. Assuming we have non-physical bodies (e.g. spirit/astral body/mind), our non-physical body would merge with our human host and only then become male or female. Our true selves, our spirit (if it exists) would be gender neutral so God (if he/she exists) would be gender neutral also. To want God to be male or want God to be female seems to be a psychological issue. God must be neutral should he not? Sorry about the 'he' reference. One problem is that English does not have a good gender-neutral reference, and 'it' certainly seems inappropriate. Buddism suggests that we reincarnate in multiple bodies, both male and female, for the purpose of experiencing life from different perspectives. But this is getting off track...

Why a God? I think the idea of God is hard-wired into us where the strength of it's influence on us can be plotted in a bell-curve distribution. I'm not quite sure why this would have evolved in us, but it must increase our survivability somehow.