Do you think that when cavemen discovered fire for the first time they attributed to a gift from the gods?

Question

I wonder if they created a primitive ritual whenever they started a fire.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Well , according to God and the Bible, There were no Cavemen!

Answer 3

If they did, it would be shown in the paintings they made in caves, but all they depict are animals and hunting.

Answer 4

We humans evolved in habitats that had serious fires.  You know fire has been around since day one.  So humans have seen fire way before they learned to control fire.  So, no, they did not offer up a human sacrifice to the Fire God.  Our ancestors knew what caused fire, knew to avoid it and eventually learned to use it.  I doubt they thought of it as a gift from the gods.

Answer 5

Yes. Fire was worshipped as a God and fire was not lit without proper cleansing rituals. There were expert sages who had the control of fire for rituals. Even today, a Hindu religious ritual cannot be performed involving fire unless we first cleanse that area of all negative vibes.

Answer 6

I attribute it to a gift of the gods, I do not see why they would not have.

I bet the ritual they preformed is what started each start the fire, and not a separate thing they did after they started the fire.

Answer 7

I don't think they knew what fire or God was. It still makes me wonder how we arrived at this point in time, knowing full well that form our humble beginings the only thing we knew how to do is breath.

Answer 8

Most of these fires were most likely caused by lightening strikes. Maybe this is why they learned to live in caves. Caves would keep the fires from going out and provided more adequate shelter. I would imagine that they learned to just keep the fire going.

Answer 9

Hello,

Firstly, I don't know if it was Cave Dwelling people who first discovered fire.

But I do believe that whomever discovered or wanted to know what it was all about, was probably very SCARED at the time.

I could envisage him or her, shaking with fear, and wanting to touch that flame.  

And when he or she eventually touches it, was BURNT.

That must have been a shocker for him or her.

And probably cemented the fear or belief (if one existed for that person then), that it must be from the Evil one in the sky, that sent it to frighten them!

BringBaka.

Answer 10

The truth is that we don't know if primevial man had the concept of "Gods".  I really don't know what you mean about "cavemen."  Did you mean Cro-Magnon?  The ancient Homo-Sapiens who came out of Africa?  Peking Man?

Answer 11

I doubt it.

Answer 12

It may not have been a gift to them.Fire was probably around for quite awhile before cavemen harnessed it.You can only imagine the damage it did.At first I'm sure they were terribly afraid of it.I wouldn't be surprised if they viewed fire as a god itself.More then a gift from them.