There is no God: Anthropocentrism, Psychological Inheritance, and the Persistence of Divine Authority

There Is No God: Anthropocentrism, Psychological Inheritance, and the Persistence of Divine Authority argues that the concept of God is not a discovery about reality but a human construction emerging from anthropocentric thinking, cultural inheritance, and systems of social authority. The paper examines the historical origins of divine concepts, the role of religion in shaping identity, and the psychological mechanisms through which beliefs are transmitted across generations. It contends that doctrines such as karma, heaven, hell, and divine judgment function as forms of internalized authority that regulate behavior without empirical evidence. Drawing upon cosmology, evolutionary thought, sociology, and secular philosophy, the paper concludes that morality and meaning originate within human societies rather than from supernatural command, placing responsibility for ethics and the future of humanity upon humanity itself.