Archaeologists and sociologists, those who study the ruins of past civilizations and their cultures, agree on one thing---namely, that all ancient and modern civilizations are religious and worship something. Mankind in general is incurably religious. That does not mean that al men worship the God of the Bible, but that all men worship someone or something. How can we account for this universal characteristic in the different races and cultures of the word.
Some have suggested that God has created all people with an "intuition" (an inborn idea) regarding God's existence and have pointed to Paul's teaching to the Athenians as support for that idea. "God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and of earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshipped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life , breath, and all all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of man to dwell on the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.' (Acts 17:24-28).
The "intuition" does not tell us specifics about God , but is a part of the soul within each of us that prompts us to "seek the Lord, in the hope that [we] might grope for Him and find Him"---for He is not far from each of us. Everyone who is honest enough would tell you that there is a yearning inside for something more than everything this present world can give to us. That "empty spot" can only be filled with God. People search for satisfaction in wealth, power, sex, drugs (including alcohol) and fame, hoping to fill that void but the emptiness remains and will remain until one "seeks Him and finds Him." My personal experience is that I knew there was something more, but until I began thinking about a necessary relationship with God I was so miserable and unhappy. Help others think about the idea of God!
Ted J. Clarke