(August 27, 2008 at 11:14 am)StewartP Wrote: Probably some kind of anamsism, a belief that rocks, trees, animals, rivers have spirits.Human-kind has been worshipping a god or goddess of some sort as far back as Historians, Archaeologists, and Scientists can study.
When early man was frightened and confused by the random manner in which his universe tries to kill him he would have sought to appease it.
Probably some lazy, cunning son-of-a-bitch found that by dressing up in animal skins and talking funny he could frighten the tribe into feeding and looking after him.
Thus was born the first priest.
They have evidence that the neanderthals worshipped a god.
The ancient Egyptians used to do certain rituals to prevent the world from coming to an end. They also believed one of their gods was the Sun. Now we know that is untrue, and quite silly. Unless God is a huge ball of hot gases. But wait, the bible says, "God created the Sun." So does that mean God created the Egyptian gods?
