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Following that train thought how do you explain that all (most?) human civilizations have invented (discovered?) gods?
by jpablo 17y ago
Following that train thought how do you explain that all (most?) human civilizations have invented (discovered?) gods?
- viraptor 17y agoSame way kids discover monsters - they need an explanation for the shadow / noise / ... That's especially true for the civilisations before writing, education, ... Gods in those times were mostly equivalent to things in nature - gods of thunder, sun, nature, etc.
- dlsspy 17y agoWhen I was young, food came to me because my parents brought it. I didn't understand where most things came from, but I could ask my dad, and he would bring them to me. When I became a parent, I wondered who brought the other things I needed that I needed. When I was cold, who brought me warmth? When I was thirsty, who brought the rain? Reapplying the model from my youth makes sense, right? We do the same thing today. When we are young, we are taught that if we are good, Santa Claus will reward us in the short term. If we are good, Jesus will reward us in the long term. At some point, people realize Santa Claus was a lie.