Perhaps these quotes from the UB will give you food for thought.

:5.2 God is much more than a personality as personality is understood by the human mind; he is even far more than any possible concept of a superpersonality. But it is utterly futile to discuss such incomprehensible concepts of divine personality with the minds of material creatures whose maximum concept of the reality of being consists in the idea and ideal of personality. The material creature’s highest possible concept of the Universal Creator is embraced within the spiritual ideals of the exalted idea of divine personality. Therefore, although you may know that God must be much more than the human conception of personality, you equally well know that the Universal Father cannot possibly be anything less than an eternal, infinite, true, good, and beautiful personality.

1:5.10 The idea of the personality of the Universal Father is an enlarged and truer concept of God which has come to mankind chiefly through revelation. Reason, wisdom, and religious experience all infer and imply the personality of God, but they do not altogether validate it. Even the indwelling Thought Adjuster is prepersonal. The truth and maturity of any religion is directly proportional to its concept of the infinite personality of God and to its grasp of the absolute unity of Deity. The idea of a personal Deity becomes, then, the measure of religious maturity after religion has first formulated the concept of the unity of God.

1:5.11 Primitive religion had many personal gods, and they were fashioned in the image of man. Revelation affirms the validity of the personality concept of God which is merely possible in the scientific postulate of a First Cause and is only provisionally suggested in the philosophic idea of Universal Unity. Only by personality approach can any person begin to comprehend the unity of God. To deny the personality of the First Source and Center leaves one only the choice of two philosophic dilemmas: materialism or pantheism.

1:5.12 In the contemplation of Deity, the concept of personality must be divested of the idea of corporeality. A material body is not indispensable to personality in either man or God. The corporeality error is shown in both extremes of human philosophy. In materialism, since man loses his body at death, he ceases to exist as a personality; in pantheism, since God has no body, he is not, therefore, a person. The superhuman type of progressing personality functions in a union of mind and spirit.

1:5.13 Personality is not simply an attribute of God; it rather stands for the totality of the co-ordinated infinite nature and the unified divine will which is exhibited in eternity and universality of perfect expression. Personality, in the supreme sense, is the revelation of God to the universe of universes.

Why is it that a person insists that God is something other than energy or consciousness?

The answer is.....

because they have been told otherwise by somebody they trust would not mislead them.

because they were raised from childhood to believe otherwise and never decided to question it.

because they lack critical thinking skills that would allow them to see their misapprehension.

Asanb, what sort of spiritual growth do you think possible for you since you believe God is not a personality? I mean if God is not a personality and personality does not survive physical death to what end is your spiritual growth as you see it?

Who are we to decide God's qualities?

This body dies, but the soul remains still dyed by it's experiences and karma of this plane. That stain is gradually erased as we ascend into pure consciousness in a purely spiritual realm.

Most people have been told a lot of things and I didn't ask you what you have been told.
I asked you what you believe. Why do you have such a hard time honestly responding to questions, asanb? Do you not value sincerity?

It appears your problem is the lack of a better education. What "doubletalk" do you see?

The whole premise that God is a personality begins with the statement that humans cant really understand what the author is trying to express.

Basically, your book says this is the truth about God, but really you are not capable of getting it.

Basically, it says it's "utterly futile to discuss such incomprehensible concepts of divine personality."

You can no more understand the personality of an Infinite Being than you can understand Infinity or Eternity. These concepts are "utterly incomprehensible" to a finite mind.

The term "personality" is used differently in The Urantia Book from how we generally use it. The way we use it, different dogs and different cats and even parakeets and cottontails each have their own personality. We have cottontails here and we feed them, and of about a dozen, two, and only two, will take carrots from my hand. We say they have different personalities. Some will eat at the bowl and some will grab a piece of carrot and run off a few feet to eat it. They're all different, for sure, but is that really personality? Does it offend you that The Urantia Book says you are incapable of understanding the infinite? Humble yourself.

So why don't you tell me why you think God is something other than what is.....

I disagree with the Urantia book when it describes God the way it does.

I am generally offended by religion because I feel it does more harm than good

I feel that I love God and that He loves me, and The Urantia Book says (I think, if I can find it), and I agree, that people can only love other people.

1:7.3 The concept of truth might possibly be entertained apart from personality, the concept of beauty may exist without personality, but the concept of divine goodness is understandable only in relation to personality. Only a person can love and be loved. Even beauty and truth would be divorced from survival hope if they were not attributes of a personal God, a loving Father.

WTF does that mean?

It doesn't mean anything
Nobody can explain it
It makes no sense at all

Disregard it for it is complete BS

Personality has zilch to do with God.

"totality of the co-ordinated infinite nature and the unified divine will"

What does that mean?

"exhibited in eternity and universality of perfect expression"

What does that mean?

"Personality, in the supreme sense, is the revelation of God to the universe of universes."

What does that mean?

The creation can't create the creator.

The famous Last Supper painting in Milan Italy was the creation: Leonardo da Vinci was the creator. It's inconceivable how the painting could create the artist.

de Vinci was so much above the artwork he created just as God is so much above the universe he created.

How did the artist get created ?

Back to the question....

If you can believe in an eternal God that created the universe then why not just believe in an eternal universe understood as God?

The only question you asked me was "What don't you understand?"

Well, fyathyrio, God is not a person as you understand personhood but that doesn't mean that God cannot be a "spirit personality" and if you can say..."God is life, energy, consciousness, spirit, love, light"...that "inspires" man yet God is not, and cannot be, a divine loving personality that man can fellowship with I wish you would explain this to me?

I thought it was understood that the gibberish you posted from Urantia did not make sense to me.

I didn't understand it, but not because of a lack of education.

Even you cant tells us what it means.

You are the one not answering the question sir.

KB, do you honestly think that world peace can be had if it's based on the kind of Nazi eugenics you believe in?

We are having a discussion and I am not "forcing" anyone to do anything and Trump hasn't even taken office yet so we will see what we will see. However, I do think the world is heading for a nuclear war in large part because organized Christianity has failed to proclaim to the world the "Good News", the "Gospel of the Kingdom", that Jesus taught and instructed His followers to proclaim.

It means what it says. What don't you understand?

"totality of the co-ordinated infinite nature and the unified divine will"

What does that mean?

"exhibited in eternity and universality of perfect expression"

What does that mean?

"Personality, in the supreme sense, is the revelation of God to the universe of universes."

What does that mean?

Everything is designed to have a consciousness relative to its form and substance and God is the designer who offers eternal life to those who seek Him.

Yes, that appears to be the case so why don't you respond to what I have said and repeated several times? to wit...

"Only a "personality" can place "value" on words/concepts/meanings. The physical universe is wholly unconcerned with love, truth, goodness and righteousness."

Do you agree or disagree, fyathyrio?

Please understand exactly what I am saying.....

God is what is.

Why do you think God is something else?