Where did the idea of God come from?
The first to broach the idea of human beings having created gods were a number of Old Testament Jewish prophets from the eighth century BC onwards. Why has their role here been overlooked? Perhaps it is because it was assumed that a serious critique of religion could only arise from outside a religious perspective.
How old is the idea of God?
Ignoring the froth and tattle of myth and legend, the earliest archaeological evidence suggests an origin in the ninth century BC say 3,000 years ago. This assumes that the “deity beyond being” was ever alive in any sense comprehensible to humans, or whether one can speak of “when” in a state beyond time and space.
Why do humans believe in a God?
The quick and easy answer to why people are religious is that God – in whichever form you believe he/she/they take(s) – is real and people believe because they communicate with it and perceive evidence of its involvement in the world.
When did the idea of God begin?
2- According to the evidence, the idea of God began evolving 14,000 years ago. 3- Therefore, God has not always existed since man invented the idea of God, the Bible is false and atheism is true.
Why do scientists agree that God created US?
That is something that scientists can agree on regardless of their worldview. If God created us it would also explain the complexity of our minds. Since we are made in God’s image it only makes sense that another, far more intelligent mind created us.
Where in the Bible does it talk about creation?
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Hebrew for universe). Psalm 148: 1-5 “Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at his command they were created.”
Is God the one who created life?
In essence, the one who created us and everything we see around us has to posses the following characteristics. God is the only reasonable explanation for anything that could have created all that we see around us. It should be clear that life cannot be formed from non-life or nothing. Next, there is the Design or the Telelogical argument.