Why Would God Make Such a Big Universe?

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Why would God make a massive universe and then care about one little speck in the middle of it all? Isn't that a waste of a universe? Jimmy Akin addresses these questions, showing why the vastness of the universe isn't incompatible with the idea of a loving creator.
Jimmy Akin is an internationally known author and speaker. As the senior apologist at Catholic Answers, he has more than twenty years of experiencing defending and explaining the Faith.
Jimmy is a convert to the Faith and has an extensive background in the Bible, theology, the Church Fathers, philosophy, canon law, and liturgy.
Jimmy is a weekly guest on the national radio program Catholic Answers Live, a regular contributor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a popular blogger and podcaster. His personal website is JimmyAkin.com.

[@spasjt]

Fascinating answer. Thanks Catholic Answers!

[@blackspiderman1887]

Just like humans find satisfaction in completing a project overtime, God find satisfaction putting the universe together from start to finish.

[@OREO-ug5qr]

Good example spiderman

[@lordhamlet1185]

So glad I happened across this. Everything he said verbatim have been my eternal answers to this question for years. This was so enriching

[@johncorjan8623]

God is infinite, God like to share with you his hart of work, the universe is just a picture painted very beautiful by him. His goodness is too great, for humans to notice it.

[@alimartin1000]

I'm under the impression the universe is so vast because of how vast the angels and God himself is! Just by watching the story of the life and death of jabriel!! When describing the angel Gabriel they tell you the distance between his earlobe and shoulder is a journey of 700 years.... That vast!!! Not to mention that's only one angel 🙏🙏

[@flowwiththeuniverse31]

Maybe when we die, instead of going to heaven, we each have our own galaxy to go to!

[@CedanyTheAlaskan]

That sounds very heretical

[@NightfallVanguard]

God has plans for us until we go to heaven theres even planets that are identical by 100% to earth

[@keisznnn]

100%? I thought that the most identical planet to earth was only 80%

[@brett8074]

I got high and looked at the stars while laying in a hammock one night by the water.. I thought the exact same thing. I thought to myself .. ‘what if that when we die we go to one of these heavens (stars/galaxies)..

[@dannyhernandez9981]

That would be very lonely

[@EastBurningRed]

If God isn't human centric, why does God specifically want to save us rather than chimpanzees? We share 99% of our genes with chimps, so from the point of view of a hypothetical alien, there isn't much of a difference.

[@UnlimitlesslyFunnyDude]

because he don't care about humans ... if he cared at least he created our universe at center not at some random place.. what other reason do you think? just a normal creation ...

[@chrisjones245]

Because He is hiding something.

[@NightfallVanguard]

What if he is waiting until all humanity dies and he put new life forms on every planet based of the planet like if Venus is hot the life forms on it are the same or the planet is cold the life forms on it cold

[@LindeeLove]

So if you guys make it up, then it is real?

[@deeppurple883]

A stupit question and a worse answer. Him for asking a stupit question and them for a stupit answer . This is the kind of out of touch patronising analogies of story's they've read or where taught on that's suppose to attract converts, and strang as it seems it does attract, Sheep the very people they want .✊☘️

[@timothybrowneel3366]

Heart this so that I know you will read my reproof. So that you can be biblically corrected

[@rolstandsouza6470]

If god created the universe because he was so vast and vast he could make it why does god stay in heaven ? In chapter genesis God created firmament in the midst of the water and separated it from waters below and called it heaven which i could imagine as heaven in the clouds and the below water as a sea so how come such a vast god can stay in heaven in a small planet called earth, i m catholic too but just a question 🤗 shouldn’t he must stay outside the earth at least ? Won’t the heaven which is a part of earth too small for him ? And you also told in the beginning of the video that god is different from us ? What does that mean ? in bible when God created us He created us in his image so do u mean the difference in terms of holy power ?

[@CedanyTheAlaskan]

"If god created the universe because he was so vast and vast he could make it why does god stay in heaven ?" -- Well, Heaven is God. "In chapter genesis God created firmament in the midst of the water and separated it from waters below and called it heaven which i could imagine as heaven in the clouds and the below water as a sea so how come such a vast god can stay in heaven in a small planet called earth, " -- Well there are non-literal language in Genesis. So this could just be that. Heaven is not a place in the Universe. "i m catholic too but just a question 🤗 shouldn’t he must stay outside the earth at least ?" -- Stay outside? Well He is omnipresent. So He present to all. "Won’t the heaven which is a part of earth too small for him ? " -- Well no it wouldn't be but God is not in "Heaven" above the Earth. "And you also told in the beginning of the video that god is different from us ? What does that mean ? in bible when God created us He created us in his image so do u mean the difference in terms of holy power ? " -- So most take it to mean a rational soul. God is different in many ways. I hope this comment helped! God bless you! Cheers

[@rolstandsouza6470]

@@CedanyTheAlaskan i literally forgot about this comment hahahaha thanks

[@blackspiderman1887]

In the Bible the word heavens means sky and also a place where God dwells. God doesn't live in our literal sky. He existed before the universe was created. He dwells within the universe itself

[@rolstandsouza6470]

@@blackspiderman1887 thanks spidy :)

[@metalkokorea]

Hi, do not make a story. Because he is a God, inefficiency is tolerated. Wrong. There is God, but He does not care for humans. We humans want his care, but he does not care. he just follow his plan, which we don't know.

[@chelsealemonnn1811]

God loves us all!!! :D

[@CedanyTheAlaskan]

Unless He made himself known to us.

[@gladysomoruyi9462]

If God really doesn't care about us, then answer this, why did God make Humans?, why did God create living animals such as bears, bunnies, cats, dogs, and so on?, why did God create water?, why did God create trees, Why did God give the courage for us to breathe?, how can all humans and animals eat?, why did God create us in the first place?, why did Jesus come to this world?. The truth is God loves us so much we get to live, we get to have our own family, even live in houses. If God doesn't love us then do you think we would even be here? We would all be gone forever. You would not be able to even type what you just said.

[@nova8091]

@@gladysomoruyi9462 well he didn’t create us because you know evolution

[@metalkokorea]

He does not need to make the universe so big like that!!!!! I think God made a big and huge mistake. Now it is uncontrollable. He gave up and let it go as it could expand. God, He made a big mistake! Here, all answers are nonsense. GOD is laughing because humans try to worship and justify him.

[@mpelite5527]

I’m very sad to hear you think like this. God isn’t just some distant being with no intelligence. God can do anything, and we are not a mistake, god doesn’t make mistake, and he loves you as well as me.

[@myfavouritebiblequote143]

MP ELITE true

[@gladysomoruyi9462]

First of all that isn't true God made the universe maybe because it is to separate from heaven it even says it in the bible It says that God separated the heavens and the earth, your giving false information for people to believe and if you believe in God then God isn't happy with what you said because your discriminating God and that is bad. We worship God and that is called 'christianity' we do it because we go by God's rules and if we don't its called 'sin' which is why we all deserve death because everyone in the world sins day and day on

[@Thatbbgogb]

God dont make mistakes bro

[@kkkiren599]

Is it not more rewarding to find out what purpose you yourself serve and how does that contribute to the universe you exist in. Find your relevance first at micro level before you analyse your macro environment.