If God created everything, then who created God?

I have typed a little on this question in one of my previous blogs. But, because it is such a commonly asked question, I figured I would dedicate a whole blog on answering it.

Although I don't think this is a genetic fallacy, I think it can be irrelevant to a certain point. Unless the debate topic is around this issue and this issue only, it can be considered irrelevant in a discussion. Let's say I am debating an Atheist on the Kalam Cosmological argument. He or she then decides to say "well, if God created everything, then who created God?". The Theist does not have to answer that question, because it really doesn't have anything to do with the issue or the topic we are debating. When it comes to God, we do not need an explanation for the explanation. Let me explain. Image you worked for Nasa and you found structures on Mars that appeared to be built. Without a doubt, these things show intelligent design. You could either say these structures formed on there own, or that someone or something put them there. If you are on the side of logic, you will realize that these structures were obviously built and put there. Now, we can already conclude that someone or something did indeed put those structures there. Of course we want to know more about whoever created these structures. But at least we know they exist. There origins are not a concern right now. Now, speaking of the Kalam Cosmological argument, some Atheists will try to use this argument against the Theist. They might say "if everything that begins to exist, needs a cause, then what caused God?". Remember the premises of the Kalam cosmological argument. Everything that BEGINS to exist must have a cause. The answer I am mainly going to focus on is that God did not begin to exist, rather, He is eternal. God is not subjected to time. This is why the Bible says God is the same as yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). This makes God eternal.

I think the question "who created God?" fails on a couple points however. It assumes that God does need to be created. I want to ask, why does He need to be? We apply this logic, by observing the world around us. We see things existing because they have a cause. But this is not the case for God. He is outside the universe. He needed to be in order to create it. So the whole "everything needs to be created or have a cause in order to exist" logic cannot apply to something which is outside of our universe. We live in a universe full of causes. But again, God being outside of our universe, does not need a cause to exist.

I also just wanted to add that God, by definition, is the greatest conceivable being ever. He would not be God, if there was a higher power then Him. And infinite regression explains why there couldn't of been a god creating a god who created a god and so on. God had to of either started somewhere, or He has to be eternal. I find it hard to believe that God could some how just magically pop into existence. It seems like the most logical answer to give is that He is eternal.


Conclusion: Asking "who created God?" can be irrelevant, but even if it wasn't, it is a fallacy. It assumes God needs to be created, when in fact, He doesn't. The best answer I can give is that God is eternal.