If God is real, why would He make stars that we can't see?

Question

There are billions of billions of stars (if not an infinite amount) whose light has not yet reached Earth.

1) What would be the purpose in creating these stars unless there are other planets with life on them?
2) If there are not other planets with life on them, then why would the world end before light from all the stars reached Earth?
3) Wouldn't it be pointless to have created un-viewable stars in the first place?
4) If you just say, "well, it was made that way to hold everything together," doesn't that seem imperfect and unnecessary -- billions of stars just to keep one tiny planet's orbit running smoothly? I would think that if God was omnipotent and omniscient, He would think of a simpler why of doing this.

What are your thoughts?

Answer 1

I believe it is because God did not make everything ultimately for us, as though we are his greatest affection. Ultimately he made everything because his infinite joy in his own majestic greatness overflowed like a fountain. He didn't make us becuase he needed us or somehow could not stand to go on without a people who would worship him. He didnt create to fulfill a need. He created to express his joy. He is the happiest being that exists and what you see when you find stars beyond our visual range or beautiful deep sea plant and animal life yet to be even discovered is a God of pure joy enjoying his own ability to create wonderous things. From a practical standpoint it does seem pointless to have stars so far away their light will probably not reach us before we're all dead. But I dont think there has to be a practical purpose for something you create. We do it all the time. Its called art. There is a Psalm which says 'the heavens declare the glory of God.' That is their purpose. For the happiest being in the universe to enjoy his own creative greatness, and for us to enjoy him as well.

Answer 2

Science has already shown us how planets can form. I don't believe in God as a being who sits up in the clouds judging your every move and snapping his fingers to make things happen. I also don't think God is a he or a she or an it but more of a force like magnetism, but on a much larger, grander and complex scale.

Our spirits or souls are energy. Where your sprirt goes after death depends on if your a positive or negative being (i.e how you live your life, do you choose to love or hate?).

Just like protrons and neutrons we go where we are supposed to go. Whats next? I have no answers but in a way I look foward to finding out.

F.Y.I. this is my personal belief system and I'm not selling this as fact. What you are doing is what I continue to do and that is keep personally asking questions and doing research until I reach an answer that hits home with me.

God gave me a heart and a brain. I perfer to excercise them rather than sit there every Sunday and have someone tell me what to think and feel.

I'd much rather give my money to cancer research or animal rescue than some church who just lines their own pockets with it.

I'd much rather give my time to my community than sit a church singing and reciting. What better way to serve God then helping his children, which in turn makes me a more positive spirit because of my actions not my words.

Answer 3

God is still creating. We will see them one day, I feel. Also, there is life on other planets/moons. I know many Christians not want to believe this. The moon Europa around Jupiter has life. Maybe one day NASA prove this, I was hoping in my life time, but, maybe not.
"The spacecraft was purposely put on a collision course with Jupiter because the onboard propellant was nearly depleted and to eliminate any chance of an unwanted impact between the spacecraft and Jupiter's moon Europa, which Galileo discovered is likely to have a subsurface ocean. Without propellant, the spacecraft would not be able to point its antenna toward Earth or adjust its trajectory, so controlling the spacecraft would no longer be possible. The possibility of life existing on Europa is so compelling and has raised so many unanswered questions that it is prompting plans for future spacecraft to return to the icy moon".
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/news/release/press030921.html

Answer 4

If God is all-powerful, creating millions of "useless" stars is not excessive work to him if he can do it in the snap of a spiritual-finger. Not everything needs to be directly useful to humans.

Answer 5

Well, how do we know that there are stars out there? That is just a theory...all of these are just theories. Science only goes so far, and then God steps in.

If God wasn't real, how do we explain the phenomena such as crying statues in some churches, bodies of saints who died hundreds of years ago but still remain intact? (look up incorruptible saints on the internet if you want to see)

Answer 6

So, why can't God have created life on other planets?
Its possible.

Answer 7

There are alot of things Gods done we have know answers for. It's call the supernatural!

Answer 8

Yes, you are right. There are other planets with life, even intelligent life, on them! I think Jesus Christ visited them, too.

Answer 9

One day you may

Answer 10

He can see them. The heavens reflect his glory. So it doesnt matter if we cant see them all or not