Why did god choose to make this universe?

The major problem lies in the premise of the question itself.

Unless you dont know the first thing about the book of Genesis, nowhere in it is it written than the "Big Bang" took place and yada yada.

What did happen according to the Christian faith is that God in essence built a sandbox (aka the Universe and our world and all its things) and then put his "kids" (aka humanity) to play in it according to his rules.

All this BS about creating the Universe first and living outside time etc is all irrelevant and has nothing to do with the Christian mythos at all. Its like holding up Harry Potter and Hogwarts to the Laws of thermodynamics. Only a fool would do that~!

Your question itself is ridiculous!

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And this is your theory? or is it stated that in the bible

That was meant as an answer

Out of the infinite loneliness arose an infinite need for unity.

The Universe was never created. God is dreaming.

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Ionized,good post-the ´one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively´ concept of the universe seems to me to be the most reasonable answer.
Findings in the field of Quantum holography also seem to be indicating that this may be the case-this concept also explains Einstein´s FTL travel contradiction in regard to particles seemingly having instantaneous knowledge no matter how far apart.
books.google.co.uk... n8w&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#PPA51,M1
Cheers Karl

ah, than thanks! lol

However im looking for a more biblicaly correct answer. should have stated that. nice new picture btw

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So you mean something inline with The Bible? The Christian one? Genesis is a good start. Gnostic texts have good info relating to it, but that may not be what you are looking for if you're seeking a purely modern biblical interpretation...

Oh, and thanks That's me dressed as Tyler Durden from a previous Halloween.

I think it says ,In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth,no reason given. I think WHY did God create the universe is a non question ,or the wrong question, It presumes there is a god as the Bible or some other religion imagines ,and then assumes that it decided to create the universe. Maybe Who or What is the Universe is a better question. But since you want answers that pertain only to the Christian Bible,how about finding anywhere in it where God says why it made the Universe ,I didn't find that and I've read it lots. There to many qualifications on your requirements for an answer. It's like you're saying you only want the answer you want to hear

I believe invisiblewoman makes a good point. If you are looking for a 'biblically correct' answer you'd have to read the bible and draw a conclusion from what you read. Which has been going on for centuries and is called religion.

On the other hand, if one wishes to know god's motives, assuming god makes decisions, we simply need to look at ourselves. Because by assuming god made a choice to create the universe is implying motive, which requires emotion, which insitgates fallibility, making god 'human'.

For myself, I believe the universe was 'created' simply because nothing can not exist without its reflection. The universe is a necessity since matter and energy are neither created nor destroyed. Therefore they will always be 'something', it would seem to me.

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I 'm glad you brought up the there is no such thing as nothing angle of this issue. That's a good point I was going to bring up myself now I don't have too


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reply to post by Ghost147

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I can't see which one you're pointing to.

In reply to your original question, a Sufi would say: "Because he wanted to see His face in the mirror".

I still think that is, by far, the best answer: precise and profoundly truthful.

reply to post by Vanitas

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Or, as the Bible has it: "God made man in his own image".

(Makes you think, doesn't it?)

Absolutely.

It's just that I've noticed that people in the Western culture tend to go deaf whenever the B---- word is mentioned, so I choose more "exotic" quotes to make my point.

Besides, what I like about the Sufi quote is that it covers ALL creation, not just man.
But basically... yes, of course.
How could they NOT speak of the same thing, if the "thing" is the truth?




Not really - not anymore.
They are way too explicit for that.
And, obviously, that is a good thing. ;-)

On the other hand, it's the obvious what mankind prefers to ignore...





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Just trying to lighten the mood in a dismal week. One time I heard a story about the Universe being God's science project in school. When they got to looking at the earth, he got an F. We messed up his whole grade.

off topic: your avatar is WILD and creeps me out!! lol

my chruch: i hear them at church say how god made the planet. i never hear them say the universe. its rarely brought up actually. i guess according to them.. everything outside the planet is god.. ?... ::shrug::

my opinion: i think the universe was never just simply CREATED. i think it was always there. i have no facts to back this up really. i do somewhat believe that its growing. i mean i even recently watch a video about how earth is growing larger.. and that it use to be much smaller. very interesting theory.

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Your avatar is cute

I agree about the universe not being created, but simply existing. That is partly what I meant by 'eternal'. In this context, the question of why some entity named god 'created' the universe, becomes irrelevant.

gee thanks!

Also, I was under the impression that the Bible stated that God was plural, and man was made in 'their' images..

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The correct phrasing is:

Then God said "Let us make Man in our image"