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Why did God create the universe?

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Why did God create the universe?
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Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:42 pm
Pretty simple question that I've never gotten an answer to while I was a Christian. For what reason did God create the universe? Did he have a reason? Did he need to create the universe?
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:43 pm
This should be good.
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:45 pm
My guess is that God was masturbating and the universe is what shot out when he climaxed.
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:47 pm
He had no toys to torture and oppress.
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:50 pm
(June 5, 2012 at 3:42 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: Pretty simple question that I've never gotten an answer to while I was a Christian. For what reason did God create the universe? Did he have a reason? Did he need to create the universe?

You have been given a window into His nature. After all apart of you was made in His image. So put yourself in a state of nothingness, and ask yourself would you remain there? if so how long before you decided to make a change well with in your ablity to do so?
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:51 pm
I would assume it was due to boredom.
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:53 pm
(June 5, 2012 at 3:51 pm)frankiej Wrote: I would assume it was due to boredom.

Yes, let's create people and watch them be miserable and kill each other! That would be fun!
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:54 pm
(June 5, 2012 at 3:50 pm)Drich Wrote:
(June 5, 2012 at 3:42 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote: Pretty simple question that I've never gotten an answer to while I was a Christian. For what reason did God create the universe? Did he have a reason? Did he need to create the universe?

You have been given a window into His nature. After all apart of you was made in His image. So put yourself in a state of nothingness, and ask yourself would you remain there? if so how long before you decided to make a change well with in your ablity to do so?

You're thinking of God in temporal terms. You're also treating nothing like it's something. And from what I'm gathering you seem to be saying that God got lonely?
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:54 pm
(June 5, 2012 at 3:50 pm)Drich Wrote: You have been given a window into His nature. After all apart of you was made in His image. So put yourself in a state of nothingness, and ask yourself would you remain there? if so how long before you decided to make a change well with in your ablity to do so?

So... it was for entertainment? Explains a lot.
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RE: Why did God create the universe?
June 5, 2012 at 3:59 pm
(June 5, 2012 at 3:50 pm)Drich Wrote: You have been given a window into His nature. After all apart of you was made in His image. So put yourself in a state of nothingness, and ask yourself would you remain there? if so how long before you decided to make a change well with in your ablity to do so?

Since you claim god always was, it would then appear that he must have been fine with a state of nothingness for an infinite length of time. What was he doing immersed in nothing, I wonder, before he finally decided to put an end to it all and conjure up some free-will to torment.
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