(February 28, 2017 at 9:07 am)Drich Wrote:(February 27, 2017 at 5:33 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Again, late to the party...
Anyway, given that mankind has evolved from other apes and then from mammals, it should be safe to admit that once upon a time the concept of God or gods didn't exist in any mind on this Earth.
At some point in pre-history that concept appeared in human minds.
How?
What was the first concept of God like?
How?!
This first "how"is important. If there is a god, then that god likely presented itself... If so, then it should be able to present itself to everyone else... That it doesn't presents a challenge to the initial premise.
If it doesn't exist, then it was invented by human imagination... Need I say more?
That's the thing sport. we are all hurdling toward the day that God does indeed 'present' Himself, but unfortunately it will be far too late to seek or find redemption at that point.
Why? because the point of redemption is to be earnestly and honestly genuine sorry for your sins, and not sorry you got caught, which is what a judgment day recanment of sin would show to be.
However we all do indeed have an opportunity to 'meet God' before that day. But on his terms, not yours.
Well then... The question stands, why doesn't the god that manifested itself in the first place so that mankind would know about it manifest itself to everyone unmistakably?
That is a clear hint that the original concept of god is man made...and, very likely, any subsequent info concerning any god that has ever been worshipped.
I don't care about which terms are used for us to meet said god, just make it clear to everyone. If the original terms are not the same ones as nowadays, then something must be terribly wrong... That or the whole thing is made up, which accounts for regional variations, as well as temporal variations on rites, temples...even entities being worshipped!
And that includes end times predictions... Sorry, that doesn't impress me.