King, Zero, technically this is a separate question, so here's my two cents.
Divinity is just the state of being divine, or Godlike. Sometimes the word is used as a different name for God, in different religions.
Many religions believe man was made in God's image, but it is also obvious that God was made in man's image. We project into the Divine that we think is the Perfect ideal qualities we have or would strive for.
So trying to get closer to divinity is simply striving to reach a perceived goal of perfection. Some try to achieve this my mirroring in their lives what their book of faith says their god is like. Some achieve this by trying to follow the set of laws they believe their god passed down. Others still try to get closer to the divine by following their own rules.
To answer your other question, who or what is God, I will suggest you read King's thread on God, as quite a few people, including myself, has added our points of view. But you asked one specific diferent question that I will note here.
Is there really a god? What proof have we been given that any god exists? This is a question of Belief and Faith. We have no proof that God exists, unless you believe that a god, deity, divine spirit of some kind, created some part of the Universe we live in. It's easy to understand how a species who makes things would believe that everything that they didn't create was created by something else. But as we have no "proof", as how would you go about "proving" this -- what, you need a signature, or an instruction manual -- we can only have Faith in the gods we choose to recognize. This in turn keeps them "alive".
I will paraphrase the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to prove the Non-existence of God.
"I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for Proof denies Faith, and without Faith I am nothing."
"But," says Man, "Life, the Universe, and Everything in it proves that you exist, and so therefore, by your statement, you don't. Q.E.D."
"Oh dear, I hadn't thought of that," said God, who promptly vanished in a puff of Logic.
We can debate what constitutes proof of God. I personally will not accept, "Because the Bible/Torah/Koran/Bhagavad-Gita/Your-Book-Of-Faith-Here tells me so". All any of those books, as fine and powerful those works truly are, all they can ever do is tell us stories about the experiences of those people who wrote them. They suggest a way of life they lived in order to please or reach divinity.
Finally, there is one more definition of "divinity", and that is as the common name for a fluffy, white, sweet fudge-like candy that is often eaten around the holidays. Here's my favorite recipe for making divinity.
Simple Divinity Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
5 cups white sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
4 egg whites
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
In a 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Cook to hard-ball stage (260 degrees F, or 125 degrees C), stirring only until sugar dissolves.
Meanwhile, beat egg whites to stiff peaks. Gradually pour syrup over egg whites, beating at high speed on electric mixer. Add vanilla and beat until candy holds its shape, about 4-5 minutes. Quickly drop from a teaspoon onto wax paper; cool.
Makes 8 servings
Rev. (and Chef) Daniel, the Elder Lurker
