Is Religion A Human Creation?
In the name of Allah, the greatest guide. As I see it! I have analyzed, in my own way, that there is a want and a need. The need is water, food, and shelter, and I will come to God later. Nature provided necessary provisions for the survival of human beings, in the environment they were growing up in, evolving. These are the necessary needs of a life form. One can have a life without good health, and that is a tough life. Health seems vital to stay away from despair and depression and finally from death. Hence, it is crucial for the survival of the species. We can call health as essential need number 1 for “life.” For this “life with health,” there are certain indispensable elements. Water: There can’t be any life without water. The water is the simplest thing, which is the source of life, which is the sustenance of life, which is the propagator of life. This is the need we have. We didn’t create water, it exists. The subsequent comprehension would be, are all the liquids essential for life! For example, soft drinks, alcohol, juices, etc. We can say that these are drinks but, these are not essential for life; instead, they are toxic and unhealthy. Nature did not produce them; we did. We created a want from a need by appealing to the senses. We can trace water and life to the beginning. Nourishment: There is an essential requirement for life in the form of energy, and it must be continuous. Nature provided certain types of food that are necessary for life and health. Then we made a want from a need and designed our own edibles, which are 90% of the time detrimental to the human species. Exhibit A: junk food. Food exists, we didn’t create it! We can trace water and food, and life to the beginning. Shelter: This is so self-explanatory, if thought of, as following the same idea as in the above two categories. We made this need into a want as well. We can trace water and food and shelter, and life to the beginning. I see a pattern here. I want to explore it further. It is this. What nature gave was a need and it existed, and we corrupted it—distorted it—created disharmony in the life form. God: We also know that humans, who believe, have a better chance of survival and recovery from disease and hopelessness. We also see the existence of deity or deities worldwide, from the remotest to the advanced, from today into the past. Reverse engineer this, and we will find the first man and the first God, just like we reverse engineer and reach the first organic, replicating molecule. God is a need and exists, we did not create him! We can trace water and food and shelter and God and life to the beginning. Life without God will have a depressing death and not congenial for the survival of a species. Realizing this, humans have tried to meditate and ponder to bring solace to the mind that is yearning for a creator. We have brought forth this idea that a deity is not essential for meditation and spirituality without God is attainable, but, if forced upon the average person, how will he focus, and how many will be able to that. God gives focus and that improves meditation for one. We have survived over ages through religion and God. This, in perspective to the human as a species, is a necessity, a need, not a want. Like everything else, humans want to corrupt this need as well. They label it as a want and create godlessness as corruption. Needs are real not created! And God knows best.