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Originally Posted by cylon  ...I can't help but think that we are putting our own views of what it means to be human, on what we would call God, like God wants to experience himself, so he came up with this idea to create the Big Bang, which he knew would lead to Earth, which would lead to Evolution, which would lead to humans, which would lead to conscious thought, which would lead to him being aware of "himself", when "he" has always been aware of "himself" to begin with. |
I see what you're saying, but you (and others, too) seem to be missing the most crucial factor in the theory of creation, to wit:
God did not just create the Universe to be aware of himself. Of course he was aware of himself. But he also understood that he could never become MORE than himself without EXPERIENCE. Experience is what foments GROWTH, and therefore God created the Universe and dove into it in all its infinite possibilities as the only solution to His question: "Where do I go from here?" Think about it for a second. Isn't that EXACTLY what you would ask yourself if you found yourself all alone in a void, with nothing but your self-awareness and unlimited potential? The only LOGICAL thing for God to do next was CREATE an environment for himself that would allow him to GROW and LEARN.
~ RS