Who created God and Why?

Answer 1

Man did.......the reason why??? Control, domination and trying to keep us from thinking for ourselves.

Answer 2

Man created God.

Answer 3

Your question has merit. And has puzzled men (and women) for centuries. I will give you one possible answer and you might consider it.

What if G_d existed before all else and was omnipotent? Could do anything at all. What might G_d eventually try to do? Could G_d try to destroy or break Himself apart? I mean, afterall, here you have a Being that is capable of anything.

Once G_d had broken apart, what would be the next step? The reintegration of G_d? Perhaps that is what is happening now. So in a way, perhaps we are, as we are struggling toward The Light, recreating G_d.

Why? Because there is this overwhelming feeling of joy when we do so.

Just something to ponder. Not my original idea. Scott Adams has a free book for download you might want to look at on that, God's Debris. Link below.

Answer 4

Something similar to the "god" concept has been created in all successful cultures.

It a matter of survival of the fittest. A culture which believed in god has a great advantage due to the fact that their faith in guardians and a wonderful afterlife allows them to take more risks. The more extreme example is the "Holy Warrior" willing to give their life in the belief that they will end up in a heaven vs. a non-religious warrior who believes that giving their life is their end. Another example would be a kid who is afraid of the dark getting up to go to the bathroom at night only because they believe that they have a god watching them.

All in all, while I don't believe in god, I believe that it is a very psychologically healthy and helps people get through difficult times with greater confidence.

Answer 5

Man is as God once was and God is as man may become. We are all part of an eternal continuum. We are progressing to become like our Eternal Father and He went through a similar process somewhere back in time before we were organized as intelligent spirits. Where it all began is unknown to us because it is not important for our current mortal progression. Suffice to say that God was once a man with a mortal father and a Heavenly Father as we now are. Likewise His predecessors went through a similar process in their own time. Later, if we are worthy, we will create worlds and have spirit children to send to them just as God is doing now. Think about that for a while. What a concept.

Answer 6

The idea of having one god was created to unite people in worship instead of having small groups each worshiping different gods. This happened because someone wanted control over everyone.

Answer 7

God created God because well he's God. Clear enough for you?

Answer 8

If someone created God, wouldn't that entity BE God? Sounds like a chicken-egg question.

Answer 9

Various societies long ago created god(s) because they were scared and ignorant and hoped that if they performed various rituals, their invented god(s) would give make life easier for them. Quite understandable a few millennia ago but sadly absurd that the delusion still persists today.

Answer 10

God was not created. He has always been in the past and future.

Answer 11

Why is Jesus white in white churches, black in black churches, and Hispanic in Hispanic churches? Because we make God in our own image. As a traveller, I'm amused to see images of, for instance, the Buddha in different countries, and often notice how Thai Buddha images look like Thais, Indian Buddha images look like Indians and so on.

This doesn't necessarily mean that God does not exist, but that we can only think of him as existing in a set of culturally pre-conceived notions. Your scientific mind needs to know the 'whens' and 'whys', whereas a Tibetan would never think to ask those questions.

Who are you and why are you? Those questions seem to be just as legitimate to me.