EternallyI

I was wondering how and why did the question: Is there a God?, first come into the mind of humans? Was it in response to someone saying: "There is a God."? And if so, where did that person come up with it?

It seems that even the creatures that men have invented(in their minds) are based upon some strange combination of created matter that, in the natural world, no one has actually seen (unicorns, mermaids, fairies, etc.). Is God simply a name that we have given to explain human consciousness, or is there actually a God that is known through this consciousness and is the reason that we possess it(consciousness)?

It seems to me that in light of this mystery, religion does the best in explaining it; and that Christianity does so quite adequately. And if Christianity does have an explanation, why is it discounted as foolishness? Isn't it proper that God should give an explanation of creation to the creatures that are, for some reason, aware that they have a consciousness? Why is Christianity rejected simply because it does have answers? For my experience has been that if a non-Christian asks for a reason for something that is experienced in the world, or a question concerning the Christian faith, they reject the answer by claiming that the basis(the belief that there is a God) is questionable? Why in the heck would someone even ask the question, if they can't arrive at any understanding apart from the basic belief? And if they do temporarily accept the belief for arguments sake(I'm still suspicious that this is even possible in regards to the question of God), why at the point of explanation do they retreat to the rejection of the idea that they claim to have accepted for the sake of the argument?

Nick R

I don't think any one person said "Is there a god?" first. The question came about to explain the unknown...

EternallyI

So then, did the question occur to many people simultaniously, and then they concured with one another that the thought had entered their individual consciouses?

StarryNight

Firstly I disagree that there is that much of a mystery, and believe you have presented us with a false dichotomy.

Secondly, why does religion best explain the "god" vocalisation - Does believing in an actual chimera best explain the vocalisation "chimera"?

StarryNight

Does christianity answer that question?

RareBird

It was that simian bitch, Lucy. First she invents the blow job by being the first bi-ped to put pee-hole to pie-hole for effect and then she invents god to apologize to for it. Dumb ape.

J. T.

I'm sure there are people who hang around BC&H who could tell you a lot more about the origins of monotheism.

EternallyI

Would you mind pointing out the false dichotomy I have presented?

Well, because religion tends to address and define what this "god" vocalization is referring to and the origin of such a concept.

I'm not sure that is a relevant metaphor, for the reasons mentioned in the OP.

KevinGreene

Which one?

EternallyI

Yes, God revealed Himself to man; over and over agian.