Why did God make the universe so large?

[farpinho]

Originally Posted by ABEACHGIRL

No one can speak as God, so this cannot be answered with authority. It is nice to read about the different views though!

[migueltojose]

a good reference / source on this and related topics is Father Robert Spitzer

http://magisreasonfaith.org/

"Does Contemporary Science Point to an Intelligent Creator?

Does a beginning of our universe imply a creation? What if our universe is part of a multiverse? Does a multiverse have to have a beginning and a creation?

Could the initial conditions and constants of our universe have occurred by pure chance?

What’s more reasonable and responsible, a Creator or a physical universe without a Creator?

The answers to these questions can be understood by students and adults who do not have a background in physics.

Join us on a journey to the very origins of our universe – and beyond."

[Linusthe2nd]

Originally Posted by pcordero

I always thought it was a way for us to understand better how great God is, but is there any other reason?

When I get there I'll ask and send you a text!!

[Justin Swanton]

GK Chesterton has an idea on the subject: God is childlike ('become ye as little children'). If children find something they like doing they do it again and again. God found making suns and planets so much fun He didn't stop.

Actually, I like Cascadian's idea (having thought of it myself). Have you noticed how little of this vast universe we are able to live in? We are confined to less than a quarter of the earth's surface, in a narrow band extending about 6 km up and, say, 3 km down. So less than 10km thick - further up and we freeze/asphyxiate; further down and we cook. God's way of saying: "I've got a little place in the corner here where you can work out your salvation; afterwards it's the big, open spaces." Heaven is going to be a lot of fun.