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Ok, let's say it has a beginning, but why God must be the cause? Why is it that humans feel so important to think that everything must have a cause and if it doesn't have an explanation then, God is the one. Why everything must fit in something that humans could understand?

I think human arrogance has a little bit to do with it. Having a beginning or not, who claims we are the center of it? I agree with Hachi, why does God have to be the cause for it all?

There are many reasons why humans tend to explain the universe as created by God, rather by other causes. The first - cultural and religious influences, which made the beliefs passed down from generation to generation, shaping attitudes and perceptions about the origin of the universe. Then, would be that desire for meaning and purpose, then would be the limitation of science, some people still may turn to the idea of God as a way to fill the gaps of scientific understanding. Then, would be personal experience, for some, the idea of God as a Creator comes from personal experiences, no matter how incredible this sounds, but experiences that often can be simple coincidences or interpretations of dreams..

@ Sebas
My answer is the same, from my humble point of view. It is much convenient to maintain an attitude favorable to the religious realm, which, after all, is ultimately not a harmful one, than to recognize some limits of human being , isn't ?

Yes, and all the reasons are reduced to humans' desire to find the meaning of existence, to believe that because we have a "conscience" and we tend to look for explanations for everything that happens, then there "must" be a God to explain everything that has no explanation yet, because humans tend to categorize everything in a way they understand, but sometimes there are things that simply have no explanation, there is not always a "reason" why things happen, they simply do, we are not as important as some people think we are

Exactly what Hachi said. Im not against it, i do see the benefits of believing in something first hand as well. My issue is when its taken to the extreme and presented as the be all end all of everything.

I think another reason why humans tend to explain events as the result of God's will is because of our inclination towards pattern recognition. This is quite a cognitive bias that causes us to see connections in events even when they may not exist. By attributing events to God's will, it provides a sense of order, to the world around us, even when things seems chaotic or random. But I, personally think that when will be aware that not everything has a cause, we will be much closer to the truth, even if that truth
is not one that we like, or does not satisfy us as human beings in search of meaning. The good part is that the subject has provided the creation of some wonderful literary masterpieces, which is no small thing...