Atheists ask why people still believe in a ‘Sky Daddy’
Look at the history of the word God. It is found in 3000 BC and even earlier texts depicted in pictograms with a star which also came to mean fatherly supreme God. So from earliest times * meant both God over all and Father over all. The star has the added meaning of worthiness of being blessed forever. We use ‘star’ to denote this today and used to use the related word aristocrat. The God over all was from earliest times considered to be Father of all other gods or archangels. In Christianity the Apostle Paul invoked this understanding (1 Cor 8:6, etc.) by speaking of the Father who is God over all and ever blessed. The ancient understanding depicted with a star symbol does indeed allude to sky and to father over all. The sky is a symbol of highest authority, stars being above all. It is probable that this being is highest in situation as well as high in status. The ancient texts about His situation imply a high mountain such as Mount Lebanon and later symbolised by the word Zion. The Book of Enoch describes what seems to be a chamber - possibly a magma chamber - deep inside such a mountain. But the sky/highness is mostly a matter of status and authority that does not change and diminish through eternity, unaffected by worldly decay. Important is that this being is not only highest but is fatherly and is blessed forever. The ancients recognised this fatherly status because of creation of all other beings and ongoing care for these. The care is above reproach too and hence this being is forever blessed. So nothing about modern humanity diminishes the worthiness of this God for belief.
