The Mystery of God: Creation and Eternity
The Mystery of God: Creation and Eternity
Why bog yourself down with endless questions to misguided broken humans. We assume to much, and if you spell out assume, you make a donkey of us both. If we just learn to be more silent after asking the Creator and, or even not rush answers, things might be more revealed. If you know everything, there would be no point in living a life, as your growing ability has met its limit. Stop being curious to the point of asking a question in one breath, then denying a God you don't even understand. Read the Word of God daily; its understanding will reveal itself in due time. Little by little, you'll get answers, and maybe if you don't, sometimes things we can't handle at first, because the truth hurts most times. People can't handle the truth. So, live without regrets, love with no motives, give with no expectations, and be okay with not knowing things you could not handle or grasp at the moment.
Humans Created Thousands of Gods
Throughout human history, the world has seen the creation of thousands of gods. Christianity, the most popular religion in the Western world, did not give rise to the most ancient or modern god. The Christian God was created in the Middle East, based on the mythology of a god born from a virgin. This was a common concept more than 2000 years ago, as the idea of a virgin-born god was prevalent in various forms of mythology.
God, a Product of Human Imagination
A fantasy author created God. A long time ago, before electricity was invented by Tommy Edison, and another added to the legend, another, and another. God's fantasy resume is still growing by leaps and bounds. Why today, Aunt Betty swore that God gave her a green light on her way to work. A woman in Cleveland claims that God gave her cancer for eating that tasty, yummy cheesecake at lunch today. Steve in Kansas is sure that God-Jesus hid his meth this morning.
So, you see, God's creators are still hard at work, making up fantasy deeds, adding to God's ever-growing resume. Despite these stories and legends, it's important to recognize that God's existence is a matter of belief, and each individual's understanding and interpretation can vary widely.
Theological and Philosophical Perspectives on God
The concept of God and the idea of a creator are deeply rooted in theological and philosophical discussions. In many religious traditions, God is considered eternal and uncreated, meaning there is no origin or end. In the Christian tradition, God is often referred to as 'eternal' and considered the source of all existence. Philosophically, the very notion of a creator is a subject of debate. Some argue that the concept of a creator god is a self-evident truth, while others argue it logically implies a prime mover, yet others, like Spinoza, argue that the universe itself is God, and no separate, transcendent creator is necessary.
Some argue that the very idea of a creator god is a logical and metaphysical impossibility. Asking who created God leads to an infinite regress, or alternatively, if God is the creator, then what created God? The idea of a self-existent God, often associated with monotheistic traditions, attempts to avoid this infinite regress by positing God as the uncaused cause, the first cause of all other causes, and the ground of all being.