weak expressions:
"A universe is like a gas bubble in a bathtub."

"In a sense, the more dense ~material1 might have just expanded, and the result may have been a bubble of less dense, lightly differing material1.
In this regard, the material1 might not have simply popped into existence."
"~material1 might be referred here lazily as soup, and if preferred, it can be considered a timeless, natural brew, free from cooks of higher consciousness and cyclic chicken-egg games."

"If gods created humanity, it seems a shame somewhat, that such deities can not perish with their flawed manifestations."

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I think it is more apt to say that we are dead

Not that it matters really, but I can agree with that.

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rather than God...

Perhaps, a god ~dies when there is not one left to remember and praise its name.