The Watchmaker: my fav argument

[possibletarian]

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.

You know John I recognise that sentiment, i often wondered as a christian if the universe was there for us to one day walk into (it helped that i loved sci-fi of course). Now I just think it's empty space..lol

Of course early believers had no real concept of the vastness of space, i suspect our explanations will grow to fit the canvas we're given, and while i no longer believe that space was created for us to expand into, i still hope that one day humans make it to the stars.