How do creationists reconsile their Earth centered and anthropocentric views with the scale of the universe?

Question

The "current" scale of the known or observable universe is about 14 billion light years. How does the creation myth account for what are likely billions of life sustaining worlds with their own unique biological histories..?

Number of superclusters in the visible universe = 10 million
Number of galaxy groups in the visible universe = 25 billion
Number of large galaxies in the visible universe = 350 billion
Number of dwarf galaxies in the visible universe = 3.5 trillion
Number of stars in the visible universe = 30 billion trillion

If creationists have all the answers, what are the answers for all the worlds in the rest of the universe?
If man is made in gods image, must all sentient life be therefore human?
What of more advanced civilisations who would consider the creation myth extremely narrow minded with it's Earth centered and anthropocentric dogmas?

Or do they just deny these figures, attempt to shut them down, or claim that the creation myth is universal?

Mr "the question", scientists HAVE NOT made any discoveries that give creationist beliefs ANY credibility.

You have misunderstood, or misrepresented science in order to find room for a god. Currently, it is understood that wherever one is in the universe, it would seem to be viewed from a centralised perspective.
There is NO evidence that Earth is at the centre of the universe..!!!

Answer 1

we are not obligated to explain any of this....this is religion here

Answer 2

What evidence do you have that supports your claim that there are "likely billions of life sustaining worlds"?
Is your claim that because of it's vast size that there "must" be other civilisations?

Creationists deal with life here on Earth, other than stating that God created the heavens the Bible makes no claims on the creation of other "life" in the rest of the universe.

Since there is currently no proof that there IS other life in the universe your questions about how other "advanced civilisations" would consider the "creation myth" can only be asked as a hypothetical question.

This question also implies that the arguments for creationism will not hold up under scrutiny of an "advanced civilisation", this is not the case. However the case for evolution has many holes in it with many of the links based on assumptions which the know facts do not support. It seems that the scientific community, faced with the alternative - having to conclude that the Earth and universe were created by "God" - set aside scrutiny of their evidence and conclude it supports evolution. An "advanced civilisation" would not agree that the evidence available to us supports evolution.

Man is made in God's image, other creatures, plants and "life" are not. So no, "all sentient life" does not have to be human.

Answer 3

Actually there is reason to believe based on latest anthrophic principles that the universe is just about the right size.

In Contact the movie, there was a line (not in the book though) that went something like this , It would be an awful waste of space, if there was no other life than life on earth.

The implication is that there MUST be other life.

The current thinking based on antrophic principles is that in fact the current universe is just about the right size, for life to evolve on Earth. Sure it is not strictly *necessary* that the universe be so huge for life to exist, but such a smaller universe would require a lot of "fiddling", which would indicate that someone was monkeying around with the laws of physics anyway!!!!

Actually, scientists have discovered that for some reason, our little section of the universe is actually the center of the universe!

I didn't believe it. I mean they always taught me that the big bang theory says that there is no center, every place is expanding apart from every other place, like drawing dots on a balloon and blowing up the ballon, so there is no real centre.

I don't want to believe it either, but the latest findings says this is wrong! For some reason every part of the universe is expandign from our little slice of the universe (not so little slice actually the local galaxy group) !!!!!

That's a huge coincidence, or maybe the christians have it right. This is a special place..

Answer 4

honestly, there's a huge and growing to be faction of them who do. you notice, the heliocentric style is going against the literal translation of the babble. To them, that proves that the earth is the midsection of all. of direction there are additionally a collection who believe in a flat earth and likewise that gravity does not quite exist, yet is a concept led to via the non-end upward acceleration of the Earth. interior the fundie international all technological know-how (that's to no longer be perplexed with technologies that's divinely stimulated) is an attempt to describe God into non-existence.

Answer 5

God is infinite. Evolution theory is just the facts. Creationism thinks that God can be explained with facts, and therefore gets very confused when the writings of scripture become increasingly in contrast to the writings of science.

Answer 6

I don't think most of them have a clue how large the universe is, although I'm not sure it's possible to really understand how immense it actually is in any meaningful way.

Answer 7

What you propose for them to consider is not possible. Not just too complex or challenging - impossible for them.

They're seeking little answers because they are new souls and identify completely with the learned egoic self. (That's my only explanation!) "Forgive them they know not what they do." They are only dangerous if we allow them political power.

Answer 8

Fireball is the perfect example. Total denial

Answer 9

you ask God or your priest
or [e-mail]
she is cat. and my girlfriend

Answer 10

Facts don't lie.

Answer 11

With immense difficulty!!!!!