Ever since I was born, people have told me that there exists this being of such ultimate power, knowledge and love that he can do whatever he wishes, he can know what we think, he can act upon the sub-microscopic world and perform magic, the real kind!
This being then created this universe we live in.... the galaxies, the stars, the planets, the moons. On this particular planet, he chose to bestow the greatest gift: life.
Dinosaurs and other long extinct animals apart, he planted humanity here.... with the strange purpose of joining him... after death.
These first people had, naturally, knowledge of such being. He was their instructor. They then went on to pass this knowledge to their offspring, who then passed it to their offspring... and so on and so forth until today.
So, when we "believe", we are actually believing what these people have been telling us.
Why can't that being just let all of us know that he is there and waiting for him? Why does he rely on measly humans to carry on his original ideas and teachings? I mean, he should know the old saying: he who tells a tale, adds a tail.
How can anyone guarantee that what happened so long ago was really what people now claim?
Lets look at this from the other side.
What do we now know?
We know we are here, on this planet, on this solar system, on this galaxy, on this Universe. We know the Universe is vast and its mass is similar to what can be found here: hydrogen, helium and the other elements of our periodic table, but mainly those two which are present in stars.
We know that, on this planet, life sparked. How exactly? We don't know. Some people believe in some theories, other believe in other theories and others just plainly say: I don't know.
Life sparked and evolved. Cells gathered to make larger, more resilient organisms; these changed their appearance in order to adapt to the environment, dinosaurs came and went, just as lots of other animal species. Some survived, the better equipped to handle the ever-changing environment. Eventually, hominids came by and one branch led to modern humans.
It is safe to claim that, originally, these hominids had no notion, no concept of divinity. At some stage, then, they must have acquired it. How? I see two options:
1 - a divinity (or more than one?) actually appeared to them and taught them all they needed about the non-corporeal(spirit) world.
2 - they made it up, perhaps due to perplexity before such events as death, fire, thunder, rain, sun, etc.
Again, in case my guess Number 1 is right, why would this divinity only make it self known to the first people and not to every single one? why would such a being rely on humans to carry that message? Knowing, beforehand, that they would most likely foul it up and then segregate and generate conflicts among them... why?
On the other hand, if my guess Number 2 is correct, it all makes perfect sense. No divinity exists. People simply believe it does because some came up with the concept and others picked it up. When they realized the power such a concept could convey over simple and ignorant people, they managed to spread it make people believe and believe and believe. Never knowing.
I'm sorry for the wall of text. It's an idea I've been having inside for a while and I'd like to hear your thoughts on the matter.
This being then created this universe we live in.... the galaxies, the stars, the planets, the moons. On this particular planet, he chose to bestow the greatest gift: life.
Dinosaurs and other long extinct animals apart, he planted humanity here.... with the strange purpose of joining him... after death.
These first people had, naturally, knowledge of such being. He was their instructor. They then went on to pass this knowledge to their offspring, who then passed it to their offspring... and so on and so forth until today.
So, when we "believe", we are actually believing what these people have been telling us.
Why can't that being just let all of us know that he is there and waiting for him? Why does he rely on measly humans to carry on his original ideas and teachings? I mean, he should know the old saying: he who tells a tale, adds a tail.
How can anyone guarantee that what happened so long ago was really what people now claim?
Lets look at this from the other side.
What do we now know?
We know we are here, on this planet, on this solar system, on this galaxy, on this Universe. We know the Universe is vast and its mass is similar to what can be found here: hydrogen, helium and the other elements of our periodic table, but mainly those two which are present in stars.
We know that, on this planet, life sparked. How exactly? We don't know. Some people believe in some theories, other believe in other theories and others just plainly say: I don't know.
Life sparked and evolved. Cells gathered to make larger, more resilient organisms; these changed their appearance in order to adapt to the environment, dinosaurs came and went, just as lots of other animal species. Some survived, the better equipped to handle the ever-changing environment. Eventually, hominids came by and one branch led to modern humans.
It is safe to claim that, originally, these hominids had no notion, no concept of divinity. At some stage, then, they must have acquired it. How? I see two options:
1 - a divinity (or more than one?) actually appeared to them and taught them all they needed about the non-corporeal(spirit) world.
2 - they made it up, perhaps due to perplexity before such events as death, fire, thunder, rain, sun, etc.
Again, in case my guess Number 1 is right, why would this divinity only make it self known to the first people and not to every single one? why would such a being rely on humans to carry that message? Knowing, beforehand, that they would most likely foul it up and then segregate and generate conflicts among them... why?
On the other hand, if my guess Number 2 is correct, it all makes perfect sense. No divinity exists. People simply believe it does because some came up with the concept and others picked it up. When they realized the power such a concept could convey over simple and ignorant people, they managed to spread it make people believe and believe and believe. Never knowing.
I'm sorry for the wall of text. It's an idea I've been having inside for a while and I'd like to hear your thoughts on the matter.