[OJFord]

What would you call the 'God' worshipped by Christians, the many by Hindus, etc., if not deities?

We sentient beings are fortunately capable of discussing abstract thought, things not known to exist, and even things known not to exist; we can give them names without requiring that they 'are', and we can discuss what it means 'to be' anyway, and whether those things 'are' after all merely by virtue of our discussion.

And did you even read the rest of that sentence? Other commenter is basically 'on your side'.

It's atheism like this that makes me describe myself (dissociatively) as agnostic, frankly.

[lupire]

> What would you call the 'God' worshipped by Christians, the many by Hindus, etc., if not deities?

One diety with many names or facets.