Your question "If God created everything,then who created God?" is a classic question that many people, including myself, have struggled with throughout human history. The answer to the question requires that you allow yourself to perceive Creation in a specific way. God did indeed create the realm of time and space, the stars and planets, and then caused it all to evolve in such a way as to create life. What you must realize is that although God actually created time and space, he exists outside of time and space. He is not limited by the limits he himself created for our universe. God is existential - he exists now, has always existed and will always exist.
Imagine, if you will, that the universe is a fishbowl in the realm of infinity. God can put anything inside that fishbowl and create any kind of environment he wants, including things such as time and space, but that doesn't mean that he himself is inside the fishbowl or limited by it in any way. I understand that it is extremely difficult for time-bound human beings to comprehend that anything can exist outside of time, that something can exist that has no beginning and will have no end, but that is the reality of God. Ponder that concept for a while and you may begin to catch a glimpse of eternity.
2007-10-26 07:31:47
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answered by Agondonter 3
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I cannot answer for all those who believe in God, but I can answer for the Christian concept of God.
The Christian concept is that God is self-existent, that is, that He has always existed; therefore, the conclusions you draw from the argument you state above cannot logically apply to Him. God is not a created being.
So, having said this, does it make sense? I'm sure some of our atheist friends will get a kick out of it, but what alternative is there?
Consider the following (I've offered it here on Yahoo Answers before):
1. We know that matter is not infinitely old, meaning that the material universe must have had a beginning.
2. It is not possible to have an infinite series of event regressions in reality, therefore, we know that time had a beginning.
3. Since it is logically impossible for a person or a thing to perform any actions before they exist, we know that the universe cannot have created itself.
4. All evidences point to the universe being a closed system.
Based on the above, the reasonable conclusion is that the universe had a beginning, and that it was brought into being by an immaterial force, one that is neither defined nor confined by the laws of nature (since those laws are dependent upon the existence of the universe, they can't have played any role in its origin...in other words, they cannot be responsible for their own origin).
That said, can evolution account for the origin of the universe?
Darwinian evolution can only deal with naturalistic, material things. It cannot address the immaterial. By that token, the universe must have come into being as a result of natural processes, but how can this be when there was supposedly nothing in existence before the universe? As Stephen Hawking has said, to talk about a time before time is like talking about what is north of the north pole; for that reason he maintains that the universe has always existed.
In other words, Hawking would have us believe that the universe is self-existent, that nothing created it, that it just IS. Oddly enough, this is very similar to the Christian concept that God is that God is self-existent, that He just IS, "I AM that I AM".
So which idea is superior?
Again, we know that matter cannot be infinitely old, because matter breaks down over time (the principle of entropy). We also know that linear time must have had a beginning. Every evidence of science and reasoning tells us that the universe must have had a beginning, a beginning that cannot be accounted for by natural, materialistic means.
To my way of thinking, this makes a very strong case for the existence of a self-existent creator who is not bound by either time or the laws of nature.
2007-10-26 07:34:52
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answered by jeffersonian73 3
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Yes, there is one super Supreme God. The one God has so many expansions and incarnations. Can you count the grains of sand in the sea or the stars in the sky? We cannot understand so easy. But, we must believe that God is a person and that we want a relationship with Him.
2007-10-29 18:15:39
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answered by devotionalservice 4
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Hope to ask him that one my self. But he has always been. Otherwise he is not GOD.
Psalm 41:13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
90: 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed(created) the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
93:2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulders: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The might God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
2007-10-26 07:47:06
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answered by pappyg 6
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Lord Ao of the multiverse.
Well being eternal means not having an end or beginning.
Being created implies that you have a beginning.
If he is indeed eternal he could not have been created given the nature of eternity. He would always have existed.
If he was created then he is not eternal and therefore not really a god as we think of one. He would be superpowerful being but not eternal. Then I would say yes something would have had to create him.
2007-10-26 07:22:53
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answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5
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jointly as God himself could have been around for all eternity (that relies upon on your concept device) the belief of God became into created by utilising people searching for an answer. This became into returned in a time the place issues like gravity and technological information did not exist and persons mandatory an answer. So i think of the question could desire to be "What created God?" somewhat than who. and that i think of uncertainty and doubt breed faith, which breed the belief of gods, whether or not they are the Greek, Roman, or Egyptian gods, or the Lord/Yahweh/Allah. between the excuses it remains well-liked right now is the uncertainty of dying, and God provides some risk-free practices and peace in the turmoil of dying. in case you're in seek of a non secular answer, look someplace else, yet it somewhat is my own concept on the beginnings of religion/God.
2016-09-27 22:42:47
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answered by pellish 4
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God is the exception, He is not subject to the laws applicable to His creation.
He has no start, He has no end (that is called eternity).
No one created Him, he did not evolved. There is no being superior to God.
2007-10-26 09:08:58
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answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7
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Humans can't fathom or understand the concept of an eternal being with no beginning and no end. It is outside of our conception, so we can't understand how God could always have been, is now, and always will be. Alpha and Omega.
If you do meditate on it really hard, you will begin to come close to understanding, but it is an eerie feeling and makes one uneasy to say the least.
2007-10-26 07:43:33
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answered by Anonymous
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God always existed and will always exist, because God is not part of time, so this means that God is everything....the begining and the end.
2007-10-30 00:19:43
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answered by GuRu 1
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All Perfect Living Masters have always said the same thing. When you meet God, you must ask Him this question.
2007-10-26 07:26:47
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answered by docjp 6
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