Why do we do the things we do? Go to the Louvre, and explain in rational terms why that collection exists.
Why do people make crop circles?
What is the purpose of music?
I would assume that there is joy in creation fro the Devine as well as for Man.
Besides, we have only recently discovered the we can not only not account for, but not even describe the majority of mass and energy in the known cosmos.
It may well be that the whole structure exists for a mundane purpose, a machine of some sort for instance. We would be as unlikely to grasp what it's for or why it exists as my cat would be to understand the purpose of a carburetor.
As a side note, it is also possible that the Universe is not in fact very big at all, but that we are terribly, terribly small.
ROFLOL!Uh no the universe is actually pretty big.
Finally and I thank you for this explanation but it still relies on the 'grand design' idea that provides no real answer only a rough concept.
By the way, this is no answer at all really. Why do we value history that does not teach useful lessons? (At is full of such.)Historical value, evolution in art concepts etc etc.
Aren't we really looking back in time as we gaze out into the universe? I wonder if "time/space" isn't actually more simply "time" and the "space" part isn't really there...I haven't really worked that idea out yet, but...it's the start of a thought on it.
Interesting thought. I feel the OP question is a bit flawed in that "empty" space wasn't "created" but merely arose as a consequence of cosmic expansion. It's like placing your palms against one another and drawing them apart, the space in between them wasn't really created so much as it was revealed. As for "space" not really being there it's a mischaracterization, I feel. It's more accurate to view space as a field or plane which warps and bends and interacts with matter and energy.
I think he meant the billions of billions of galaxies made of billions of stars, rather than the empty space in between.
As an amusing side note, in a science fiction trilogy, that "empty space" was the more important part of the universe where higher life forms lived, while stars and planets were interruptions in "deep heaven" where lower life forms dwelt.Ah, I see. I was concentrating on his reference to the light years in between the galaxies and planets, however, I feel the answer I provided can accurately adress this as well. The presence of these planets and galaxies, it would seem, are merely a side-effect of conceptual necessity; that or "God" is simply trying to smatter his canvas with as much paint as possible.
Why not?Alright so I'm reading this book on the universe. Apparently it's huge. Millions of planets, stars and hundreds of galaxies and celestial bodies and in between them nothing but light years of nothing. It's got me thinking. If God created all of this why did he create it?
By the way, this is no answer at all really. Why do we value history that does not teach useful lessons? (At is full of such.)
"Evolution in art concepts," answers more of a "what" than a "why," and "etcetera, etcetera" is pretty much Latin for "darned if I know"
Our senses are limited. There is no such thing as “empty space”. Every cubic centimeter is occupied.
How will finding intelligent life end the theological v scientific quarrels?I used to believe that there just had to be other intelligent life out there at one time. And that is the real issue. Not just life but intelligent life. If we just find microbes and simple forms of life that will not end the Theological vs Scientific quarrels. They will just take a different form.
True, but...But evidence today is showing a much less probability of Intelligent life "out there" than was first believed when we put together things like SETI. The universe is a very hostile place to life at least life as we know it.
...here on earth.Judeo - Christian religion teaches that we humans are Gods greatest creation...
So what was the point in creating such a large place for a creation that would never use it?
Alright so I'm reading this book on the universe. Apparently it's huge. Millions of planets, stars and hundreds of galaxies and celestial bodies and in between them nothing but light years of nothing. It's got me thinking. If God created all of this why did he create it? Why would he create such a big playground knowing we'd be using less then 1% of it. I'm sure there must be at least ONE other habitable planet in this universe but the chances of finding it are small. At least from what I've read. So I've been wondering. Why did God create such a large 'environment' for us to live in knowing we'd likely never see most of it? I've traveled around the world and I've seen many places and I know why humans create buildings, roads, agricultural fields, hospitals and everything else they build. It's because they're going to use it and they want their children to use it. But we're not really 'using the universe'. We're using 'one' planet in that universe leaving the rest of it virgin and unexplored. So what was the point in creating such a large place for a creation that would never use it? I don't want any bible references just your honest ideas.
Ahh, so bible=dishonest.
Your off on the wrong foot.
Each major religion tells of visitation from ETs, so it is my belief that God created the other >99% of the universe for these other beings.
Even Cleveland!?!?!?!?!?
Cleveland is actually spires atop the berried alien space city that crash landed millions of years ago when Tom Green was considered funny.
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