Black Atheists : No God Made Man, Man Apparently Made Gods!

[frankster]

Are you saying that there can be instinctive knowledge about God?

Yes
Once One realizes that God is synonymous with Good

 

[SwagII]

As I can see that the conversation continues, etc. And I still say that it's humans that have created God or Gods to fit their emotional needs, etc. There are visions in the sky, but definitely no place we humans refer to as heaven, yet we are on a planet in a solar system that travels through the heavens, galaxes, etc. No god created what's out there, in space, etc. or let's call it infinity, etc. Again, it is humans that have for hundreds/thousands, etc., of years created these images of gods, etc. As they didn't know or understand their surroundings, etc. Even the earths weather patterns which were strange, etc. They knew that they were just here, and that someone or entity had to have created where they were, etc. While thunder and lightning enforced their menial believe in some god did it. Again, it's humans that created Gods, as there were no God that created these vast solar systems and all these Galaxies, etc. Perhaps the creation of superbeings such as Gods have given humans hope in their future existence on this world, perhaps it gave them something to achieve, with living, etc. which turned into what is now religion, etc. Or should we describe such beliefs as something, that gives humans Hope! Just as there is no afterlife, humans still hope that there is, etc. Tell you what, once the eyes close, in death, this is the end, nothing comes after. Nothing...

 

[SwagII]

While I am at it, Gods were actually created by humans out of fear of the unknown. Superstitions led to the creations of Gods, etc. such Gods were created out of the human mind. End of story...

 

[frankster]

As I can see that the conversation continues, etc. And I still say that it's humans that have created God or Gods to fit their emotional needs, etc.

I do not believe humans created God...
Humans have label a Natural Phenomenon God and tries to understand and explain It

There are visions in the sky, but definitely no place we humans refer to as heaven, yet we are on a planet in a solar system that travels through the heavens,

Your Statements above are contradictory.....please expound?

galaxes, etc. No god created what's out there, in space, etc. or let's call it infinity, etc.

Then how did all this come to be?

Again, it is humans that have for hundreds/thousands, etc., of years created these images of gods, etc.

Yes these images are representations of Natural Aspects of Forces in Nature that in most cases has been Anthropomorphized.

As they didn't know or understand their surroundings, etc.

Even the earths weather patterns which were strange, etc

Maybe true in some cases..

They knew that they were just here, and that someone or entity had to have created where they were, etc.

Yes....The question is existential.

While thunder and lightning enforced their menial believe in some god did it. Again, it's humans that created Gods, as there were no God that created these vast solar systems and all these Galaxies, etc.

It Depends on your Concept of God and or gods?

Perhaps the creation of superbeings such as Gods have given humans hope in their future existence on this world, perhaps it gave them something to achieve, with living, etc. which turned into what is now religion, etc

The original purpose of religion was to inform teach individuals about their innate Spirit
Now religion has been repurpose for political Ends....Mass control

. Or should we describe such beliefs as something, that gives humans Hope! Just as there is no afterlife, humans still hope that there is, etc. Tell you what, once the eyes close, in death, this is the end, nothing comes after. Nothing...

We are all entitle to our beliefs about the Afterlife....I think death is but an awakening

Swagll said.
While I am at it, Gods were actually created by humans out of fear of the unknown. Superstitions led to the creations of Gods, etc. such Gods were created out of the human mind. End of story...

Not out of fear in every case...some was out of necessity and discontent
Superstition is usually Native or Ancient Knowledge and Science misunderstood.
All Human Achievement and Inventions started in and came out of the human mind

 

[SwagII]

Humans have been seriously misled with this God issue. Back in darker times humans observed the emergence of beliefs in gods demanding that humans everywhere obey law-like commandments, etc., Humans were even sacrificed to satisfy the imaginary needs of such gods, etc. Thus, begun the idea that the gods will tend to be our masters and humans will tend to be their servants, they will bow down to them and they not to humans. Gods simply do not exist, life after death does not exist, as there are no supernatural beings, etc. It's all in the human mind. Or should I have said, it's all based/rooted in one's religious beliefs, etc. No man today, yesterday, etc., have ever described even Jesus, etc. Gods are simply the human way to try and explain their existence on this planet. God imaginary came out of the human fear of his surrounding, etc. In the human mind something/somebody had to have created this! Again, as i have stated many times, once our eyes close that's it! Nothing comes after...