soanja> misaotra anao amin'ny fanontaniana.
If God created the universe, then who created God?
A number of sceptics ask this question. But God by definition is the uncreated creator of the universe, so the question ‘Who created God?’ is illogical, just like ‘To whom is the bachelor married?’
So a more sophisticated questioner might ask: ‘If the universe needs a cause, then why doesn’t God need a cause? And if God doesn’t need a cause, why should the universe need a cause?’ In reply, Christians should use the following reasoning:
- Everything which has a beginning has a cause.
- The universe has a beginning.
- Therefore the universe has a cause.
The universe requires a cause because it had a beginning. God, unlike the universe, had no beginning, so doesn’t need a cause. In addition, Einstein’s general relativity, which has much experimental support, shows that time is linked to matter and space. So time itself would have begun along with matter and space. Since God, by definition, is the creator of the whole universe, he is the creator of time.
Therefore He is not limited by the time dimension He created, so has no beginning in time—God is ‘the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity’ (Is. 57:15). Therefore He doesn’t have a cause.
"Fa izao no lazain'ny Iray avo sy manerinerina, izay monina mandrakizay, masina no anarany: Ao amin'ny fitoerana avo sy masina no onenako, ary ao amin'ny torotoro fo sy ny manetry tena, hamelombelona ny fanahin'ny manetry tena sy hamelombelona ny fon'ny torotoro fo;" Isaia 57:15
