User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-24955665-20150929224822/@comment-4867780-20150930100343

An excellent question ^ ^ It's true beings of godly power do tend to act the part.

Atheist may not be the right word, as Lawrence is aware that gods do exist in many natures and forms for having personally met a fair number of them, and them ruling their own corner of the cosmos as such does seem like the natural order of things.

When it comes to his own turf and lifestyle however, he has a very non-religious and non-hierarchical perspective, seeing citizens as close companions and treasured family rather than subjects or followers, treating them all with equal respect and affection, and seeing himself as little more than a caring patriarch, with simply the necessary power to ensure their lasting safety and happiness.

On the other hand, the sheer extend of his power and generosity does lead citizens to see him as a sort tutelary deity (protector and nurturer of a chosen people, far from the steamrolling god-emperor), a very human one who cares deeply about their invidual well-being while not requiring any form of faith or devotion, only their own respect and affection, which at this point they are all too willing to shower him with of their own accord.

So Lawrence doesn't have any kind of god complex despite his abilities, and as far as Selforge citizens are concerned he is basically a mix between Superman's altruism and Tony Stark's womanizing.