No God = No Concept of God = No Believers in God

In the beginning...One of the most common and paradoxical assertions, of man and religion, is that as a primitive but growing species, man has by default, relied on the explanation of God for those less than obvious questions. Whether about life, the universe, or purpose, God has been the supplement to our ignorance. To some people, this supplement has actually acted as more of a poison, them a remedy, creating in human minds a justification to extreme actions or ideals; some leading to great reform, and some to tragedy. Initially, my argument is faced with much opposition, and I recognize the task a head of me will be difficult, but in my humble opinion, it needs to be done.My position, is that the idea of God, the nature of God, and the interest in God, would not be possible with out his existence. This personal being, whose power created the universe and whose wisdom guides it, but whose physical presence, has never been seen; who's powers have never been displayed; and whose divinity has never been experienced, must lead you to wonder: where have these concepts come from, and why did these ancient primitive humans attribute so much to them?Man, the almighty.To properly establish my argument, I must demonstrate that without God, and all the things he brings to the conceptual table, there would be no one who believes in him, or anyone who longs for him as an answer. We must keep in mind, that in order to properly judge whether or not my argument is valid, we must start from scratch. Everything we know about the history of religion, everything that currently stands in the name of a God, mustn't be considered a reason, for why man would invent this being.There are precursors to any concept, and before a concept is birthed, there is no thought of it. I will get into more detail regarding Concepts, and the very difficult task of establishing agreement on what exactly they are, in the next round. For now, simply imagine the development of mans cogent intelligence, via Evolution. I am not extremely familiar with the process or different transissional phases in which man is supposed to have been thru, before he arrived to his current state, so I will merely paint a picture of a vague period in time, when man could communicate with each other, and form tribes or communities. These beings, who've experience only the natural world, are beginning to learn and understand more, seeking ways to improve life; Tools, weapons for hunting, reliable shelter, etc. Then they may be searching for answers on how to keep tribes together, how to reduce murder among members, and even how to keep their infants from dying. Things that form the grounds for a society. While I do not see reason for morality without God, let's imagine it is still relevant and founded by basic reason and rationality: Society forms, and structured civilization is in production.As these creatures grow, and learn, nothing out of the ordinary happens, surely no God appears, no angels, no spirits, no divine entities. Only the natural world, in all it's wonder. Then, lets say there is a massive volcanic eruption! No one has seen this before, and no one knows what its smoldering contents will do. Once it's all said and done, and everything is burnt and destroyed, the people gather, and after much debate, decide these events were the cause of an all powerful and mighty Fire God, and that they must pray to him, to keep him from spilling lava all over there villages again!... Sounds believable that these people would think that, right? Not so.Though it's been etched in our brains, that the primitive resort to deities and supernatural answers, we've not seen the point in our existence, where the concept of deities would naturally form. After all, most atheists would agree, aside from personal experience and testimony-- there is no proof or good reason to believe a God exists in the natural world.It seems apparent to me, given a purely natural existence, and purely observable mode of understanding, that everyone would be an atheist. They wouldn't be conscious atheists, but atheists by default. ImaginationThe ability to imagine is a striking capability of our minds, and with it we accomplish awesome things. Our brains produce a remarkable 70,000 thoughts per day(apprx)! Capable of incredible discovery, unparalleled by any other mechanism known to man! Used to control every part of our functioning bodies, and simultaneously used to think: to problem solve, to day-dream, to create. This critical instrument to our enigmatic existence, is truly amazing, BUT it is still firmly bound with limitations.The mind builds off what it already knows, and creates nothing but manipulations of the may concepts it contains. Without the need to communicate, we would not speak; without the horse, we would not imagine unicorns; without lightning we would know nothing of electricity; and without a divine or spiritual being, we would not conceive of God. After all, how can a person conceive, the inconceivable? I understand to us, the idea of God, and the prominence of religion is all too familiar, we always encounter a person, commercial, or read that dabbles in the supernatural, or the spiritual. However we must ignore the impulses to refer to them, if an accurate understanding of my position is to be held.Our minds process what we see, and they combine, assign, and differentiate our concepts. New concepts are produced of old concepts, and the many trivial concepts actually contribute to the important concepts; the beneficial concepts. If no where in human existence, from beginning to present, did a God, Spirit, or supernatural entity make itself known, where did the idea come from? What, in our natural world, could produce the idea of such a being or his attributes? The answer, is nothing could, but a Divine, Spiritual, God. As this topic is bound to be semantical, I submit you this overview of the discussion at hand, and my position, so that you may possibly begin to think in terms of original concepts, and that even though the mind is an instrument of great power, it is limited by it's surroundings and experiences. A mind cannot conceive of a thing, that does not lie in a form of the natural world, and a God, that is no where to be found in the natural world, would not have been thought of or conceived of. Thank you, and I await my opponents response.-PRO-