Re: [asa] Size of the Universe

While such "why" questions often have unspoken premises behind them,
it's entirely possible that there is a answer to the "why" that
matches the scientist's "why". In fact it has a lot in common with
the cosmologist's "why", Christian or no.

Why is the universe so big? Because, just maybe, we're not the only
beings God felt like making. Perhaps in some distant galaxy, another
race of moral creatures is grappling with the immense sacrifice of
Christ, whatever they may call Him. BTW Michael Ruse has an
interesting discussion of this possibility in his book "Can a
Darwinian be a Christian?"

Chris

On 8/11/06, Jon Tandy <tandyland@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> God didn't ask anybody whether they thought it was "efficient" to create a
> universe as old and as large as it is. He simply created. If all the
> galaxies are just a speck in God's hand, so to speak, we might as well ask
> why did He create the universe as SMALL as it is. Why are we able to see
> approximately to the edges of the universe with modern equipment? Why not
> so vast that we would never see the extent?
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> We might ask why certain human-built structures are as large as they are;
> why did the Sears Tower need 106 floors (I believe it's about that). The
> answer would usually be, there is a purpose or a function for it all
> (although with the Sears Tower it may have just been to exceed the height of
> the Empire State Building; oneupmanship, in other words). In the Creation,
> there must be a purpose for it all, whether we can guess it or not -- that
> is, assuming that there was some form of design behind it.
>
> Maybe it's just big because that's how God does things. Maybe to illustrate
> His greatness in relation to our smallness. Maybe, as with the depth and
> richness of His word which continues to supply new insight and
> understanding, His creation is designed to give us ever more expanding
> appreciation for God's handiwork and so that there will always be more for
> us to learn. He could have created the universe the size of a university
> campus, and in a thousand years we would have learned all about it that
> there was to know.
>
> Or, maybe there is an appearance of size, as well as appearance of age. :-)
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> Jon Tandy
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
> Behalf Of Jim Armstrong
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 10:19 AM
> To: ASA
> Subject: [asa] Size of the Universe
>
> CNN article reports, "Study: Universe bigger, older than expected".
> My question for y'all is, why do you think the created universe is so
> immense?
>
> JimA
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Received on Fri Aug 11 12:08:05 2006