Questions about Deity

Last night during our Esbat I brought up the topic of 'Do the Gods exist'. Not as a challenge to anyone but more for an existentialist type discussion. Some of the questions that came up and thoughts that were provoked were quite interesting.

• If we stop worshipping the Gods, will they cease to exist?
• If we didn't exist as a people, would the Gods exist?
• If the Gods didn't exist would we exist?

Sort of a Symbiotic relationship was developing here.

• Are all Gods one God (just different facets to different peoples of the Earth) or are they individual Gods.
• Is it better to worship an individual Deity (facet) than a generic lord or lady, Universal Energy? Do you get better results, attention from Deity if you're specific? Sort of direct line to Deity rather than a general call for help to the Universe.

Nothing really new and no real answer here, just lots of food for thought...

Something that I brought up during all this discussion too was that we sometimes feel that there is something spiritually lacking in life. Is it possible that if you don't worship Deity, the Gods, that the magick in your life dissipates? I mean, if there is that symbiotic relationship with Deity, and if worshipping Deity gives the Gods power and therefore magick to manifest change in your life, then it follows that if you stop worshipping then the power to bring magick into your life and manifest changes isn't there.

More fodder...