Question: I was chatting with a friend when she asked, ‘If there is no God, where do we come from?’ How should I answer?
Answer: For the Buddhist perspective, you can answer in this way – ‘If we came from a God, where did that God come from? If there can be a God who did not come from some other creator, why must we come from some creator other than ourselves?‘ Here are more useful links to share:
[1] Where the God idea came from: https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2010/03/can-a-%E2%80%98creator-god%E2%80%99-be-created [2] Why God does not and cannot exist: https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2016/04/is-there-a-god-who-allows-suffering [3] Where the universe came from: https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2010/12/did-the-universe-have-a-creator [4] Where humans came from: https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2010/03/how-were-the-%e2%80%98first%e2%80%99-humans-%e2%80%98created%e2%80%99-part-1-sutta-summary
[5] How the Buddha proved to a deluded god that he is not a creator: https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2012/03/the-buddhas-victory-over-a-god-demon [6] Why Buddhas are the most spiritually powerful beings possible: https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2013/11/are-buddhas-omnipotent-omnibenevolent-omniscient For more such articles, see: https://thedailyenlightenment.com/?s=creator+god
