by Stephen Harris

Created on: March 16, 2009

It is clearly evident to me that many people still seem to struggle with this, to me, largely logically primordial question, "If God Created Everything, Who Created God?" Upon reading many of the articles posted about this topic, it also is clearly evident to me that few (if any) of those who wrote upon this topic have really
performed actual research or deep analysis on such a problem's history, and more than that, its actual logical bearings on the contingency of a creator for the universe, or for the purposes of this question "him"-self. I notice some of the top writers going so far as to say that, "there is currently no answer to this question." such a supposition I know to be completely ignorant of the last two thousand years of Western Philosophy and theology as we know it; for such a question has long since been dealt with and abandoned by those whose aim is to disprove a divine existence in the first place. Many have made much stronger attempts at disproving such a being via the Problem of Evil.

Before delving too far into this subject matter; however, I would first allow for all readers to know my own intentions and convictions. I find this necessary for my belief in the freedom of man in his affairs, and also to not waste the time of some individuals who do not care to consider the arguments of one from a different perspective. I am a Christian who studies problems like this every day and minute of my life as I study world religion and philosophy in school. I don't go to a Christian University, but rather a secular school. I am a former atheist and not ignorantly so as if I somehow intellectually "lost" a battle with Christianity but rather I consider myself to be intellectually honest, as I encourage all to do. MOST importantly of all, I am a NOBODY who is easily shown up by REAL theologians who have something beyond an elementary education such as mine.

The question of whether God, in the Western Christian sense (as I'm certain that is the "God" whom this question is directed towards), was created or not is absurd logically. The question along with many others I have noticed in related articles about this such as, "Can God create a rock so heavy that he cannot lift it?" (therefore nullifying his omniscience), are logically systemically contradictory.
They both rely on lethally erroneous assumptions that cause the very questions, not even the arguments, to fall apart. As I am aware of the specific audience I am writing to, I will restrict my answers

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