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it is written in simple, unscientific language, in the form of ancient folk lore. Imagine sitting around a campfire and telling a story. The characters in Genesis would have been doing this as they wandered the desert, and when they reflected on the origins of the universe, they explained it in such a way that it made sense to them. They spoke of the stars, the water, the animals and birds, and themselves. They would have spoke of how men were made slightly differently than the other beasts. In fact, the word in Hebrew when God breathed life into the first man is deliberately different than when He created the animals. It indicates consciousness, critical thinking ability, and some sort of spirit. The would have spoken of the sky being a blanket with holes in it, giving us the stars. The scientific knowledge we now have wasn't around when the Bible was written, so the authors wrote in terms of metaphor. What's important isn't the specifics, but what they mean. Genesis is a symbol of a sovereign, all-powerful being creating us in His image, and giving us dominion over the earth, and offering to be in close relationship to Him always. It was never meant to be a scientific account of how matter came to form planets and trees, and animals.

So just as the arguments about Creation and Evolution are often skewed, the issue of who created God is also skewed. Bluntly, in the logic of St. Thomas Aquinas, no one could have created God, because God indicates supremacy. Therefore if some thing created God, that thing would then be God. This argument could go on infinitely. The answer in which I find more substance, is that it doesn't matter who created God, or how God created us, or if creation literally took six days. The issue is whether we are living our lives in such a way that others might see God's love or charity through us. If we believe in God, there is little sense arguing with an atheist and trying to convince them. Show them God through your actions. If you don't believe in God, don't let difficult questions like this keep you from belief, and please don't let the actions of many Christians or churches keep you from belief. As someone who came to believe in God after years of not believing, let me assure you that you won't find the answers to your questions whether or not you ever believe in God; and also that Christianity is not what the televangelists, and the many Christians who paint a terrible picture of it make it out to be. It is about serving those who are in need, being in community with those around you, and knowing that there is a God who promises to love you no matter what.

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