They created all sorts of legends to explain everything. The changing dark, the weather, earthquakes and volcanoes...
That is a question with no easy answer. A god, in concept, is a powerful force much greater than physical beings that controls the unseen aspects of life. Religious people believe gods or a god made the universe, made mankind, watches over us...
Some cultures think gods are like people, only with powers beyond our comprehension. Some people think they're like animal spirits, that exist on some other plane of reality. Some people think they're so far beyond our understanding that we can't even begin to conceive of their form or thoughts.
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That is a question with no easy answer. A god, in concept, is a powerful force much greater than physical beings that controls the unseen aspects of life. Religious people believe gods or a god made the universe, made mankind, watches over us...
Some cultures think gods are like people, only with powers beyond our comprehension. Some people think they're like animal spirits, that exist on some other plane of reality. Some people think they're so far beyond our understanding that we can't even begin to conceive of their form or thoughts.