As many of you know, I enjoy astronomy. For me there is something spiritual about looking to the sky and imagining the "worlds without end" that our Heavenly Father has created. Over the last couple of years I have pondered the creation of our own planet, solar system, and galaxy and have wondered, during the creative period talked about in Genesis, exactly what was created. The Bible states that God created the Heavens and the Earth. I believe that there are other worlds that are inhabited by sons and daughters of God who most likely have possession of a "Bible" that describes the creation of their own world. So my question is, how much of heaven (or outer space) was created during our creation? This is what I like to call the Creative Unit.
Science has pretty well determined that our solar system is constructed in a way that makes life on Earth possible. From our own distance from the Sun to the presence of large planets like Jupiter, the makeup of our solar system is specific to the inhabitability of planet Earth. I believe the creation talked about in scripture includes our solar system (even Pluto). But what about the Milky Way Galaxy? It seems probable that with anywhere from 1 to 2 billion stars, there is likely more than one planet in our galaxy that is inhabited by Humans. It seams an awful waste of space if there isn't (Contact). If this is the case, I would say that the creative unit is a solar system. However it is interesting to note that our own position in the galaxy also contributes to our survival, and that many areas in the Milky Way would be too hostile for life, as we understand it, to exist. It is interesting to think that maybe the billions of stars surrounding us were created just for us. After all, there are billions of galaxies beyond the Milky Way that could each have there own planet "Earth". If this is the case, a galaxy would be the creative unit.
The last possibility is that the entire universe, meaning everything that we have ever discovered and ever will discover, was all created for our benefit on this planet. Any other world with human life would either be so far away that it would be impossible to even see the outskirts of their universe, or they exist on an entirely different dimension. Let me know if you have any insights.
Lohn McKee
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Hmmm. Those are some interesting ideas I haven't thought of. If there was a vote I would say there are other "Earths" belonging to the stars that we see. I want to think that they are close (relatively). Perhaps our desire and people's interest in space is because we are drawn towards our Heavenly Father and what we knew before we came here to Earth to receive our bodies. There is a connection there that we have little understanding about but a strong connection with our spirits.
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