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Originally Posted by sometimes  I believe man made god to explain the universe. We know considerably more than our ancestors, yet as far as I understand it they were no less intelligent, simply ignorant. Man invents make belief characters to explain things away. Take the tooth fairy - we tell kiddies about the tooth fairy, they believe, until their ignorance is relieved. It's man's way of coping with the infinite. |
What does the tooth fairy explain to small children? It is simply a story to help children cope with tooth loss. It doesn't explain anything, so I don't see how it compares at all to any concept of God. There are many concepts of God, of course.