RE: The Watchmaker: my fav argument
March 10, 2021 at 10:24 am
(This post was last modified: March 10, 2021 at 10:57 am by John 6IX Breezy.)
(March 10, 2021 at 8:27 am)Belacqua Wrote: The argument seems like an economic one. That which is useful is good, that which can't be used is a waste. I think this is human-centric and narrow.
Interestingly, within the Christian narrative, God makes mankind partakers in the creative process: He places the responsibility of maintaining and inhabiting creation on them. (As well as the ability to procreate—quite literally creating another life.)
So it's worth noting that Christianity views emptiness as intentional. God doesn't just fill the Earth to the brim, he makes a garden and places two people in it. The rest of the planet, and perhaps the Solar System, is our canvass to paint, our ground to till, our problem to solve.