RE: Popular atheist says universe is not a work of art like a painting
March 22, 2021 at 10:30 am
Reminds me of a quote. Every planet is earth to the people who live on it. The creatures who lived in an artists painting might find it beautiful, and the people who find their world beautiful may imagine that it's an artists painting - but lets run with it.
Suppose that this world was a gods painting? Is that god in a different position than our human artist in this regard? In a word, no. That god could have painted some other painting, and some other god could have painted some other painting. Many earths full of many people all of them convinced that theirs is the most beautiful, and we can assume that their creators, likewise, have an opinion of their own creation and that of others. We could even add in the malcontents, who..viewing their own earth (or granted the ability to view others, even)..... place each on some scale of relative magnificence. Maybe they think theirs is lower on the scale than some other.
The idea of a human being painting a picture and declaring it magnificent is directly equivalent to a god doing the same. Is that a problem?
Suppose that this world was a gods painting? Is that god in a different position than our human artist in this regard? In a word, no. That god could have painted some other painting, and some other god could have painted some other painting. Many earths full of many people all of them convinced that theirs is the most beautiful, and we can assume that their creators, likewise, have an opinion of their own creation and that of others. We could even add in the malcontents, who..viewing their own earth (or granted the ability to view others, even)..... place each on some scale of relative magnificence. Maybe they think theirs is lower on the scale than some other.
The idea of a human being painting a picture and declaring it magnificent is directly equivalent to a god doing the same. Is that a problem?
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