I am fascinated by the cosmos and the discoveries we are making, especially when it comes to exoplanets. I am interested in feedback as to how you go about answering the observation and/or challenge raised by many that the worldview of the Bible seems to be inadequate to encapsulate the utter magnitude of the cosmos - there are literally trillions and trillions of planets in the cosmos and we are but a grain of sand on a seashore of other planets - many earth-like planets which undoubtedly harbor life as well. We are utterly insignificant in the vastness of our universe (multiverse?) and life emerged on earth through evolutionary means just as life elsewhere will undergo a similar process (please do not argue this point for the purpose of the thread).
What does this mean for God to "renew the creation"? Is he going to renew trillions of planets?
PS: I have asked JP about this and he essentially stated that we will potentially be in charge of colonizing these planets. Though I pointed out that many (most?) planets are uninhabitable by either being too close or too far from their host star - scorched earths and ice/water worlds. Moreover, we most likely have some sort of world similar to what is depicted in the video provided - what would we say about such an existence? Will such a world be redeemed eventually? How would that look? What purpose does such a world serve now?
What does this mean for God to "renew the creation"? Is he going to renew trillions of planets?
PS: I have asked JP about this and he essentially stated that we will potentially be in charge of colonizing these planets. Though I pointed out that many (most?) planets are uninhabitable by either being too close or too far from their host star - scorched earths and ice/water worlds. Moreover, we most likely have some sort of world similar to what is depicted in the video provided - what would we say about such an existence? Will such a world be redeemed eventually? How would that look? What purpose does such a world serve now?
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