Edited sentence: (And if we were created, it argues, would a revered Creator really be unhappy with that.And as we don't really need a portrait to revere God, mystery is preferred to misconception.And, notably, minimalism says nothing about an afterlife, even if there is one.As for explaining the cosmos, minimalism considers that this is not a matter for religion (which is about our relationship with God and ethical living) so we should let science and philosophy serve as best they can for those who are interested.At its heart is reverence for a divinity to whom one may pray.It avoids giving attributes (either limbs or supposed qualities) to the divinity because it believes that the more we attribute, whether by imagination or inference, the more likely we are to make mistakes.It considers that we should simply live the way we should, given what we are.Its words are said to speak for themselves.Minimalism is also the name of a simple religious framework based on the principle that the more complex the set of beliefs the more likely it is to reflect the wrong assumptions of the various and often unknown people who have contributed to it (but this does not mean that another religion is necessarily wrong).Minimalism is not associated with an authority or personality.Nor does it aim to drive out existing religions but rather it aims to supplement them.Similarly, for advice on food, health, personal problems etc, professional experts rather than religious advisers or dogmas are recommended, if available.This is a single being for, as the medieval philosopher William Occam said, why multiply entities (or assumptions) unnecessarily