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Publication Date: December 25, 2023
DOI:10.14738/aivp.116.15862
Gurevitz, M. (2023). The Creation of God in the Mind of Mankind: A Spiritual Need or Hiding in a Cave. European Journal of Applied
Sciences, Vol - 11(6). 145-146.
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The Creation of God in the Mind of Mankind: A Spiritual Need or
Hiding in a Cave
Michael Gurevitz
Department of Plant Molecular Biology and Ecology
George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Ramat Aviv 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
Half of the world population believes in the existence of a cosmic superpower, the creator of
the world often named ‘king of the kings’ or God. However, questions like who is God and how
was he created are meaningless, with answers resembling in a way those obtained regarding
the ‘Big Bang’ event (13.8 billion years ago), its timing, and origin of the energy accumulated
prior to the explosion. As for the first issue, the claim is that GOD is an infinitive being that was
never created, because he always existed. Regarding the second issue, TIME, used in ordinary
practical language and physics, did not exist prior to the Big Bang [ref. 1], and hence the
questions about putative preceding events are redundant. Still, these questions have always
bothered mankind and despite the impressive development of cognition, the human brain is
still short in providing logical answers to issues related to God, or to the creation of the cosmos,
or the number of universes, or to the ‘black matter’ that fills the cosmic space. These
uncertainties alongside questions about the development of Homo sapiens, and the religious
belief that he was ‘selected’ to dominate Earth with a pivotal function in the entire creation [ref.
2], remain beyond our intellectual grasp, and despite our enormous curiosity, are still obscure.
In addition, our fears of the unknown and death contribute to the frustration and further
increase the willingness to understand who we are and our place in the surrounding world. Yet,
a major obstacle in the spiritual development of mankind, is seemingly the long-lasting
invention of religion. In contrast to realistic people, who are aware to the conceptual limitations
of the human brain, are those who have accepted the more ‘simplified’ way of life, that enables
them to lean on an imaginative super-being, God (‘everything in his hands’), whose alleged
greatness negates any attempt of raising conceptual provocations. The prevailing moto of these
people is: ‘believe with no doubts; obey the rules and rituals; participate in the ceremonies; and
do not ask unattainable questions. No wonder then, that as humanity develops, many have
doubts in such blind conviction, knowing that covering our eyes and shutting off our curiosity
led to conceptual stagnation (‘hiding in a cave’), which opposes the natural development of the
human spirit and logics. As humanity progresses, the religious control over people’s life is
bothering all those who prefer spiritual freedom with hopes to satisfy our curiosity.
Considering that all religious rules and rituals have been invented by people (undoubtedly
highly talented at the time), in written forms, or verbally delivered from generation to
generation, they should not be assented as divine orders, but rather might be a sophisticated
way of minorities to exploit the fears and ignorance in order to control the masses [ref. 3]. On
the other hand, we cannot neglect the fact that numerous world philosophers (supporters of
rationalism and skepticism), who discussed intensively these issues, accepted the religious way
of life and existence of God (e.g., Voltaire 1694-1778, with his famous quote: “If God did not
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exist, it would be necessary to invent him”; I. Kant 1724-1804; A. Shcopenhuer 1788-1860; F.
Nitzsche 1844-1900; M. Buber 1878-1965; Y. Leibowitz 1903-1994). These philosophers
cannot be considered simple-minded or mentally weak, and so their preference in a religious
way of life is quite provocative. However, despite our recognition of their greatness and
professionalism, their belief does not prove any absolute or heavenly-derived truth and does
not necessarily coerces us. They were likely persuaded by personal emotions, educational
prejudice ideas, as well as hidden fears but also total amazement of the surrounding wonders.
Notably, the antagonism to religion in the modern era is constantly rising, occupying nowadays
about half of the world population, and is best reflected in Albert Einstein’s quote “the word
God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses”. No doubt,
if we seek additional spiritual advancements and further development of the human brain, we
must discontinue the religious hegemony, that might have been helpful in the past, but
unnecessary at present. Our recognition of the limited spiritual capabilities of mankind does
not mean that humanity has approached the finale of brain development, and so to avoid a long
period of conceptual freezing (‘Spiritual Middle Ages’), we better get rid of the religious- imposed burden.
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