A quote from one of my theology books: “In 2011, a six-year-old girl wrote a letter to God, asking “how he got invented.” Her father sent a copy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the noted theologian Rowan Williams (born 1950), asking him if he would like to comment. Williams replied as follows:
Dear Lulu,
Nobody invented me – but lots of people discovered me and were quite surprised. They discovered me when they looked round at the world and thought it was really beautiful or really mysterious and wondered where it came from. They discovered me when they were very very quiet on their own and felt a sort of peace and love they hadn’t expected. Then they invented ideas about me – some of them sensible and some of them not very sensible. From time to time I sent them some hints – especially in the life of Jesus – to help them get closer to what I’m really like.” (Christian Theology, Alister McGrath, pg. 135)