It is indeed the question which most begs an answer from creationists. It never gets one, so don't hold your breath.

Science has exactly the same problem. Where did the first particle come from? What set off the reaction known as the Big Bang? What was there before the Big Bang? Where was that particle (if there was no universe yet)? The problem is, there are some questions that can't ever be answered. There are some places we can't go, time-traveling we can't do. Our mortal bodies can't get outside the universe to see what's outside. We can't find its edges. If we could, how could we conceive of what is outside that which is outside the universe. Some scientists want to believe that they have or can get all the answers. The wiser ones know they can't. In the end, no matter how deeply you study and think, you end up back at the same question with no help to answer it from scientists. They don't know, no matter what they tell you and they never will. Infinity is just too big for the human mind to handle, whether from a scientific point of view or from a Christian point of view. Some things have to be taken on faith either way. In the end, you have to decide whether to believe in God or whether to make a religion of science, because when you stop making science about facts and start taking it on faith, that is exactly what you are doing.

In a nutshell... This is where the "faith" part of religion steps in.

Because anybody who truly believes that everything needs a creator is also in need of a brain but, apparently, their creator forgot to create that too

Hey TDL, What's with all the Religious and Vampire questions anyway? Just Curious!

The idea is that all material, physical things need a creator. Think about everything you see around you. It came from somewhere, right? It didn't just materialize out of thin air, and it hasn't always been there throughout all eternity--there must have been a point when it began to exist. Think of the theory of evolution (which I do believe in): scientists think the universe probably started out as infinitesimal and super-dense point which then exploded. But where did this point come from, and what caused it to explode? It just seems natural to suggest that there had to be a cause. But what caused that cause? Theistic philosophers suggest that there must have been an ultimate cause, an uncaused causer. An infinite regression of material causes just can't be right, so there must at some point have been something that started it all. But the idea that this uncaused causer was just a material or physical reaction doesn't make sense either. God is a non-physical spiritual being: he does not need to follow the same rules that physical objects and beings follow. He exists outside time and space--which were supposedly both created by the Big Bang--and so could have caused the Big Bang in the first place. God could always have existed because he is outside time, the idea of eternity doesn't apply to him in the same way. So basically, the whole idea of God is that he wouldn't have a cause. That's almost the central fact of his being. So the argument that he must have had a cause, too, is missing the point: The whole idea of God is predicated on the idea that he did not have a creator/cause, so to argue that he must have had a cause is to argue that his essential qualities are impossible so he must not exist. But the whole idea of God is that his essential qualities are unlike anything else in the universe. The argument is that only a supernatural being could create all natural things, so to say that the supernatural being ought to follow the rules of natural beings is forgetting that the definition of a supernatural being is one which does not follow the rules binding a natural being. I hope that makes sense. The argument could definitely be expressed clearer and more convincingly than I have here.

First of all, Stephen, you have nothing to apologize for. Other peoples' offensive reactions are not your responsibility or problem. That said, my answer is "because it's the convenient response." That response is akin to "because I said so."

Because God is eternal He has no beginning. All physical or natural things have a beginning. God not having a beginning is something our finite minds cannot fully grasp. Part of this is where faith comes in. Every thing has cause and effect, something or Someone must have caused the beginning. To think that it just happened without a cause is way too hard to believe.

+5. No offense, thanks. God tells us in His Word that He always was and always will be. This is a concept that I agree with but honestly cannot begin to understand with my limited knowledge. So, there we are

Hey there, It isn't that we say God had no creator, it's that we Don't Know. We don't know what came before the universe, or before God - if anything. Yes, we are curious about the ultimate origins of life, the universe, and everything. However, we realize that debating the issue is moot, since no one can really tell us one way or the other. Perhaps that will change in time.

Because logic fails them.

creationists can only hold their own in a logical argument when the rational man is at a disadvantage. That is why they hold you to science, and themselves to religion. It puts actually answering the question on your shoulders, while they just parrot scripture. The next time you're faced with this scenario I suggest switching it on them. The universe has always existed. What can they say? It's not like they can prove you wrong. XD

ive asked this a lot i grew up in church my kids grew up in church. i dont go anymore because i dont believe in church its a building but i do think god was created bor maybe has parents. earth may be just one of his toys and we all depend on not getting lost in the yard and spit on by a dog somewhere in space. ok now im just blabing sorry