Think, when would the first time when the term ‘God’ must have been coined? What would have motivated man to think of some superlative force?
When the primitive man must have feared something, he must have thought/prayed some entity to save himself from a danger. Or he must have been hungry for several days and thought it someone could provide some food.
Well, there must have been several experiences of such kind of several of these primitive men.
The concept is not just limited to getting saved or providing food.
When the primitive men must have started to grow in numbers, there must have been fights and quarrels among themselves. Someone who must have instilled sense in these people must have been highly regarded. Someone who must have taught the concepts of selflessness, being kind to others and live in harmony.
There must also have been some incidences when these people must have encountered some miracles. Like they must be followed by some wild animal and suddenly it got disappeared. There must also have been cases when one of them must have come forward and said “I made that creature disappear”. Well, it is possible.
There must have been some group of people who must have been protected by animals like cows, tigers, lions etc. which must have persuaded them to consider them as holy. Remember creatures don’t harm you unless they fear you. Some groups might have started worshiping them, must have befriended the creatures, and must have considered themselves as some higher power.
When entities from different groups, who must have been influential in persuading others to live in harmony, who must have instilled some common sense, teach how to live with others must have been considered as God. Even when they must have passed away, others must have created artifacts, icons, images to represent them. It must have happened that whenever they must be in danger, and must have remembered these icons, they must have gotten rid of the danger. Or they must have been in a well off position than those who did not ‘worship’.
Well, this is just my idea of how the concept of God came into picture.
But as we all are aware but fail to believe that there is just one God. I consider it that is in the form of ‘Nature’. What we see around us. What defines everything we are. I believe science has a greater role here. The Law of Conservation holds. If you do something good, you will get the same. I believe everything has their own unique equations. Nothing can be random. Do you know that it is almost impossible to generate truly random numbers? There is always an underlying pattern behind everything. And when the patterns interact with each other, you get results depending about the type of interaction. The patterns define God. Patterns, Equations are everywhere around us. When you try to disturb the pattern, it will strike back. When you enhance it, you will benefit from it. Discipline is also a pattern. When you live a disciplined life, with a pattern which matches that around you, there is a resonance. Resonance is a very important concept to understand. When your equation, your frequency, your pattern which matches with that of nature, which is around you, you get success. Observe any successful person, there will always be an underlying pattern which they follow. Now we have become so advanced and the concept of God is so well established, that we won’t consider them as Gods. But imagine someone like that in some group during the time of homo-sapiens. These are what generations have kept passing on as what we recognize today as Gods. In the end, it what you believe, what you have faith in. Today, it is impossible to snatch away faith the people have in their respective Gods. But if you want to truly expand your horizons, you don’t need to look far. Just look around you. Look inside yourself. A pattern, an equation will be waiting to be deciphered, and that, my friend, will be the moment of epiphany. The God.
Note: This is my answer to one of the Quora Questions. See the link here.
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