Morality has applicable value for survival, does it mean because we need it, it has no real authority and is but a delusion?
While I agree with you that fear of death motivates people to believe in God, love of loved ones, that doesn't anyway disprove we have knowledge of God.
In fact, when we think of death, we are testing whether we have knowledge of God or we don't.
I don't know how a human would think in a vacuum, and I don't recall any moment of my life where I didn't believe in God...but I recall one thing, my parents never explained to me that God is Ultimately Great such that he cannot be greater. In fact, Quran doesn't even explain this. But everyone assumes this about God. I assumed it about God when I was a child, even though no one told me this.
So it seems when I thought of the Creator, I thought Ultimate Greatness such that he cannot be greater. I never said such a sentence to myself, but I recall having that belief.
This of course doesn't mean I have intuitive knowledge of God, but it does mean my thoughts towards God weren't totally dictated by society or family.
While I agree with you that fear of death motivates people to believe in God, love of loved ones, that doesn't anyway disprove we have knowledge of God.
In fact, when we think of death, we are testing whether we have knowledge of God or we don't.
I don't know how a human would think in a vacuum, and I don't recall any moment of my life where I didn't believe in God...but I recall one thing, my parents never explained to me that God is Ultimately Great such that he cannot be greater. In fact, Quran doesn't even explain this. But everyone assumes this about God. I assumed it about God when I was a child, even though no one told me this.
So it seems when I thought of the Creator, I thought Ultimate Greatness such that he cannot be greater. I never said such a sentence to myself, but I recall having that belief.
This of course doesn't mean I have intuitive knowledge of God, but it does mean my thoughts towards God weren't totally dictated by society or family.