Thanks for your comprehensive quotations from others.
I wonder why not to discuss such philosophical or theological items in a forum such as Research Gate which could be a useful get together of a quite good number of well-informed people such as you. I suppose this is a good opportunity which brings up people from all corner of the world to enjoy scientific chats in a warm and friendly atmosphere. It dose not seem that a philosopher to reason his/her own entity and existence forgets physical science such as biology etc. Nevertheless, I prefer not to borrow the “sayings” of others rather seek my own way of thinking about the “Universe” and its belongings.