I personally have never conjured up a God in my mind. He did not origniate in my thoughts, I came to know Him through an outside source namely the Bible. Now there are other religions (including your satirical Pastafarianism) like Hinduism for example that make a great effort to "create" deity. I've lived in India for more than 10 years and have seen Hindusim practised. Its all about creating an idol, pronouncing it God, and worshiping it. Apparently, deity is non pre-existent in their minds. And thats clearly faulty thinking. Not the case with Christianity though. Anyway, I fear the wrath of the mods if I talk too much about deity in this particular forum.
ME sez:
Then you went about those 10 years blindfolding your eyes and mind. Talk about deities but let it be informed talk.