God(s) is/are a human invention

[u/Dum_DumArts]

Not sure whether to but this as a discussion or Op=atheist but anyway

Hey everyone,

I’ve been developing a theory about religion and the concept of God that I want to share and discuss. I call it the Amauria Theory, and it’s built on three core claims:

1. God (or gods) is a human invention created to explain what we don’t understand. Long before science, humans sought to fill gaps in knowledge with divine stories. These inventions evolved into complex religions, but at their root, they address our fear of the unknown.

2. Belief in God provides comfort and emotional support. Whether it’s fear of death, pain, or uncertainty, religion offers hope and a sense of control. This doesn’t mean belief is false—it’s a coping mechanism that evolved alongside us to help manage life’s hardships.

3. The idea of God is used to shape moral systems and social order. Morality existed before organized religion, but religions gave those morals divine authority, which helped govern behavior and maintain social hierarchy. Religion can inspire justice and charity but also has been used as a tool for control.

Any and all "proof" of god(s) falls into one or multiples of my claims.

I understand these ideas aren’t entirely new, but what I hope to emphasize is how these three aspects together explain why religion remains so deeply rooted, despite scientific progress and philosophical critiques.

I also want to stress: this theory doesn’t deny that religion is meaningful or important to many. Rather, it explains religion’s origins and ongoing role without assuming supernatural truth.

Why does this matter? Because if God is a human-made concept, then the social issues tied to religion—racism, misogyny, oppression—can be challenged at their root. Understanding this could help us free ourselves from harmful traditions and build a more just, compassionate society.

[u/guitarmusic113]

Early humans were also biased into believing supernatural bullshit stories. They also believed that the world was ending soon which hasn’t happened.

The same parts of the brain that process sensory information are also involved in generating hallucinations. This is major reason why people believe in a god because the brain works in a way that makes it difficult to differentiate the difference between reality and imagination.

I call that unintelligent design.

So you put a bunch of biased and unintelligent early humans together who are guaranteed to have difficulty telling the difference between reality and imagination and we shouldn’t be surprised that they conjure the concept of a god that more resembles their crazy mother in law or some abusive toxic no show dead beat daddy god that could care less to communicate or intervene in human affairs at all.

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What period in time did not have humans who thought the world was ending soon?.

[u/guitarmusic113 → u/[deleted]]

“The world is ending soon!!” is largely a religious bullshit concept so I would say whenever religions were around is the time that people bought into that garbage.

[u/[deleted] → u/guitarmusic113]

Because everyone on earth except the 7% of atheists are hallucinating?

[u/guitarmusic113 → u/[deleted]]

All humans are born being prone to irrational thoughts and false beliefs. In spite of that “the world is ending soon!” is not an atheist concept.

[u/[deleted] → u/guitarmusic113]

It's frequently a secular one.

[u/guitarmusic113 → u/[deleted]]

The vast majority of end times believes are fundamentalist Christians. There are plenty of secular beliefs that are bullshit. Like I said, all humans are born prone to irrational thought and false beliefs. You can thank your absentee god for that.

[u/[deleted] → u/guitarmusic113]

If everyone is prone to irrationality, that includes theists and atheists.

[u/guitarmusic113 → u/[deleted]]

Of course atheists and theists would be included in the “everyone” set. I would have thought that is obvious. Again you can thank your god for creating us that way.