It doesn't explain why a huge portion of humans now believe and for much of history believed in a similar God.
Basically; if you integrate everything into a coherent worldview as a schizophrenic then you arrive at one of the gods; whether it's the teachings of Allah, Buddha or Jahweh.
It's essentially about defining your 'self' as 'the universe / all that is' and then following that path to it's eventual conclusion.