Dust as God

I found an extremely interesting site in which the discussion of rather dust represents god is debated. It comes down to how you interpret the meaning of "god." Of course dust does not represent the Biblical or Christian version of God, but if you relate god with human consciousness than yes, you could say dust is a "cosmic life-force," or a god. I think the most interesting part of this site is how one decides to interpret what an author is saying. If you believe in something enough, you will always twist things around to fit into your own preconceived notions. Here is a quote from the site that shows how many different ways there are to see what you are reading. The funny thing is, I don't believe in God and yet this quote makes perfect sense to me. The idea of believing in some significant force that makes humans human is not too far fetched. I still don't fully agree, but I like his way of thinking.

"Having read the books from a Christian perspective, I've come to the conclusion that the Authority portrayed in the books is most certainly not God. Instead, the Authority represents all of the cruelties and atrocities committed over the years by people 'in the name of God', such as the Crusades or the Spanish Inquisition. The Authority displays what mankind has turned the idea of God into - a tool for mankind's use. Pullman has also portrayed the true God, in the form of Dust. Dust is the unseen but always present representation of love, conscious thought, and free will. It is what makes us human beings."

http://www.facingthechallenge.org/ppfaq03.php