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Is God an invention of man's mind or true being?

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answer, know this:

Nationality is not important to me;

Color is not important to me;

Religion is not important to me;

Status is not important to me;

Wealth is not important to me;

Politics are not important to me;

Possessions are not important to me;

Fame is not important to me;

The only thing that is important to me is God.

This implies God, his laws and regulations, and his purpose for our lives on earth and also in heaven.

God created the form of man and he breathed into the man and said be fruitful and multiply. From this beginning man multiplied and spread in numbers throughout the earth, here they divided and became alien to each other.

Who will walk with me and unite all men, making them once again, brothers; the children of God.

If you can put aside all your worldly differences, you will walk with me, and whoever walks with me will walk with God and the men of all nations.

I understand the reluctance many will have to accept the truth, so all I can say to you is this; do not judge me for what I say, only by what I do.

Therefore, firstly, allow me to introduce you to God.

In order to understand God it is necessary to identify God, and so I will begin with a brief outline of description.

It is believed that religious belief originated over 60,000 years ago, (some sources imply that it could have been as much as 2 million years), and the current understanding is that it arose out of the wonder of natural occurrences.

These natural occurrences were to include all things regarded as being supernatural in origin, such as earthquakes or even the birth of babies.

This prehistoric man appears to have revolved his everyday life around the aspects of life necessary for his survival, such as having enough food, etc; one area of their belief can be observed from the items recovered at discovery sites; remains suggest some type of a belief in life after death, evident by the finding of remains such as food, ornaments or shells, placed in the grave.

Some form of religion or religious practice can also be recognized at rock shelters which were inhabited by prehistoric man; here the paintings of the inhabitants reveal their hunting life, and several pictures suggest some type of religious rite.

But what was it that prompted prehistoric man to seek a religion?

Several theories have been presented to offer a reason for the birth of religion. The term Animism resulted in the theory put forwards by the British anthropologist Tylor, who proposed that it was in response to the forces of nature,


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