Assumptions of theism.

 Somehow, eternalism is false and there needs to be a first cause. Somehow, this first cause isn't something similar to forces, energies, or matter already known to exist but something new entirely. Somehow, this entirely new thing is specifically divine rather than simply metaphysical in a more mundane way. Somehow, this divinity is sentient. Somehow, this divinity had enough power to make the world and retain itself instead of just making itself into the world (pantheism) because "it's already powerful so let's just say it can do whatever it wants". Somehow, this deity has actual intentions to get itself involved in humanity rather than just making it's own ant farm. Somehow, this deity is the specific deity from their religion because their religion somehow monopolized spirituality.

To give the Christians credit, they don't add in numerous deities when one would do the job, but at the same time they add in a court of angels fighting rebellious angels called demons ruled by an avatar of evil when humanity is already sinful, and at least the deities in polytheism can govern certain aspects of the world in a more thorough way.

But yeah, religion makes a large leap from "there's a lack of explanation as to how the world formed" to "if you don't believe in this dead guy from centuries ago you will be forever tormented!"

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