Is belief in god a substitute for fear of the unknown?
Traditionally, and continuing to this day, God has been placed in the areas we know nothing about and held responsible for the phenomena we don’t understand. In early times, God was responsible for the weather, health, fertility, success in war and peace and much else besides. Now, we can explain all these phenomena through natural processes and social factors. Now God is said to be responsible for the questions we haven’t yet answered, such as the origin of the universe or life, or how consciousness can arise from a biological machine. Science has been filling gaps in our knowledge since it was conceived, and it continues today. What we don’t know today we might find out tomorrow. It’s curious how religious claims have weakened while human understanding has advanced, especially if one considers religion to have the right of it and science to be only a tool to understand the marvellous work of a creator. Our gaps will be filled. Before you start blaming God for phenomena currently beyo
