Young children often ask, "Where did I come from?" They grow up but they forget to keep asking important questions. Has an adult ever asked, "Where does god come from?" I don't think so. There's an explanation why this question is not asked.
Belief in gods started 9000 years ago. How did the belief even start? Gods do not exist materially to be seen. There is no evidence in reality that even one god exists.
How did the belief that some entities have super-natural powers, powers to create the cosmos and all that is in it? Where does belief in such a fantastic super-being come from?
Some answers are in this blog. But not all. Maybe we should be concerned only with the evidence of "his" existence. If we can see with our own minds that god is mere fantasy - to serve a selfish purpose, to grab power, or to control minds - then we have no further need to have other questions answered. Religion is a god-thing, it is a set of ceremonies and conventions about the super-being making belief important in the minds of people so that they will believe in god. But if there is no god, religion is just so much hot air coming out of the mouths of fantasy-loving minds. Belief is believed to be stronger and having more value that knowledge.
I hope an insight into how belief in a super-being was institutionalized helps you to use your own mind.
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