Why does the Universe exist?
There is no 'why' the Universe exists (unless you want to go down a highly philosophical route), only 'how'.of course there's a why does it exist? Just ask our Creator
The universe has been around now for an estimated 13.75 billion years, and was once thought by the ancient Greeks to be infinite. However, it has since been observed that the universe had a definite beginning, and so therefore cannot be infinite, due to the discovery of red shift and cosmic microwave background radiation.
About 13.75 billions years ago, all the matter and energy of the observable universe was concentrated in a dense phase called the Planck epoch. The Universe expanded violently from this, in a motion more akin to a super massive explosion, known as the Big Bang.
Since then, the Universe has been steadily expanding to its current size today, although it is now thought that there was possibly a brief period (less than 10−32 seconds) of cosmic inflation. Recent observations indicate that this expansion is accelerating because of dark energy, which is actually carrying the galaxies out with it, much like the raisins in a rising loaf of bread. It is also now widely believed that most of the matter in the universe is in a form which cannot be detected by our current day instruments, which has been named dark matter.
Another interesting point to consider about the Universe is the round diameter of its observable plain is thought to be in the region of 93 billion light years. The theory of relativity suggests that space can travel faster than light, and so this explains how after only 13 billion years of existence, the Universe has expanded to 93 billion light years in volume.
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Now this life form that has became the physical world, still uses you and me to gain experience for itself. This being said i can tell you that our consciousness is really the life forms consciousness, the two are one in the same. The answer to this question is also relevant to solving what the meaning of life is. This means that we are the universe experiencing itself. I know this will be very difficult for people to understand but the next step in our advancement as human beings will be to realize that we are not just a race of sentient beings living on this planet but that we are all connected by the life form that sought out to give meaning to nothing. And this is why the universe exists.
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Simon Templar 50% helpful
In brief: Nobody on earth can know.
If you're of a religious or spiritual bent, you will usually attribute it to the creation that makes the most sense and is aligned with your understanding of how the universe works.
If you're of a scientific bent, you will usually assume that the theory of evolution is known and proven, that the Big Bang theory explains everything worth explaining, and spit out some arbitrarily (but well defined) length of time which again aligns with your understanding of how the universe works.
The fact is that nobody knows; you can attribute it to lack of longevity, lack of documentation, and lack of evidence. The best we can do is assume things are much the same way they have been and reverse engineer the beginning. That's why scientists presume the billions of years (they need them to explain things - the idea seems to be that, with enough time, anything is possible). And that's why other people have radically different other takes.
As for my personal take - I tend to follow scripture. As a whole, the Bible doesn't say why the WHOLE was created, but it does speak to the purpose of different things. Thus my take on it is that God create the universe for a place for things to happen.
In short, I believe the universe exists so that experience and existence can be meaningful and shared.
Lea Pel 48% helpful
ALSO: Psalms 147: 4 He is counting the number of the stars;
All of them he calls by [their] names.
- Why Did God Create the Earth?-Isaiah 45:18 For this is what Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the [true] God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it even to be inhabited:
- What was His purpose for Mankind? Genesis 1:26-28 And God went on to say: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and the domestic animals and all the earth and every moving animal that is moving upon the earth.” 27 And God proceeded to create the man in his image, in God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. 28 Further, God blessed them and God said to them: “Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth.”
-Then Are We Predestined for everything? Genesis 6:5,6 Consequently Jehovah saw that the badness of man was abundant in the earth and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time. 6 And Jehovah felt regrets that he had made men in the earth, and he felt hurt at his heart.- If the conditions on God beautiful earht went so bad that he felt regret .. He felt hurt at his heart that he needed to bring about the great deluge, this very scripture repudiates the notion that God predestines everything. While he is both omnipotent & omniscient and can use those abilities to look ahead on things he deems necessary he chooses not to predestine man.. THAT is free will he is righteous and just and loving,he chooses to not predestine man because that would impose on our free will.. That would be a direct conflict with His own standards.To reiterate that everything that happens is NOT Gods will: James 1:13
When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.
- If God Created the universe, who is GOd since every religion calls him by different names? ANSWER: There are many gods but only One God( capitol G) even Satan is referred to as a god: 2Corinthains 4:3-4 If, now, the good news we declare is in fact veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing, 4 among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through.
-SO WHo- which God is the Creator of All things?
ANSWER : Psalms 83:18
That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah,
You alone are the Most High over all the earth
People can use their own ideas and notions to answer such thought provoking questions as " Why Does the Universe Exist?" and everyone wants to think their idea is novel and right but the bible has circulated longer than any other book in the world in 236 lands and over 500 languages.. Even when just to own a bible was cause for torture and even death.... In its pages are answers to this question as well as man others such as " Why do we die?" What happens when we die? WHy does God allow suffering? How can we pray and be heard by God? The bible is also filled with countless advice which has proven timeless in regards to relationships and marriage, keys to being happy, how to manage your money wisely, how to be a good friend, how to have a happy family life, nd so many other wonderful facts and information but most people dont know where in the bible to find this stuff because they think it is hard to read or they feel a little intimidated to try and comprehend the 66 books contained in it. But it is harmonious from Geneis to Revelation and when broken into topic very easy to understand. Hope this helps.
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Why does the Universe exist?
So we can exist.
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Faire Maiden 48% helpful
For the same reason you exist. It was an act of creation.
Do you think that WHATEVER created the Universe is really any different than you? IT's not. Only, IT creates on a much larger scale.
What do you create? Music? Songs? A great Pot Roast dinner? Perhaps you create some kind of Art such as painting, sculpting, jewelry-making. Maybe you have a green thumb, bake a killer cake, or sew like nobody's business. Maybe you create a special kind of space where people just seem to have fun, or gather to discuss ideals or projects, or a playspace where children are happy because your particular brand of energy, (essence), makes them feel safe and loved.
Why do you do it? What is it inside of you that compels you to EXPRESS your nature-- to 'create' outwardly, so that there is a physical, tangible manifestation, (or 'effect'), of your inner essence?
It is the same on a HUGE SCALE as well. Think about what you, yourself, create. Think about how easily the thoughts and ideas come to you. Oft times, it just comes... No thinking at all. That's inspiration. Then, think about how difficult, or easy, the actual execution of those ideas are. We can sit on our bed, strum a guitar, and write a song that pops into our head. Think about how many songwriters out there who experience this everyday. Then think about how difficult it is to actually get that song out into the world to be heard.
Then think about the mind, spirit, heart, whatever it is, that thought the idea of a Universe... That was inspired to create it. Was it easy? Was it difficult?
And, perhaps, the most perplexing problem of all is one that is not often spoken of. And that is: Did whatever that created the Universe KNOW what the outcome would be? Do we KNOW the outcome of our ideas? Or do we just go with it? Creating just for the sake of creating and see what happens?
If we want to throw 'GOD' into the picture as a 'symbol' of that prime mover, prime creator, did GOD really know what would happen down the line? How it would all turn out in the end?
People seem to want to know that the Universe was created for a specific reason. They minds require a 'purpose' behind the idea of 'creation' itself. It makes them 'feel' better emotionally that there is a 'rhyme & reason' behind existence. Alas, it may just be that the Universe was created for no other reason than the urge to 'create' a something, to 'express' a something, some idea, some feeling, some inspiration which carries with it, and rightfully so, the essence of the creator. As do all our own creations here on Earth.
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Now I can agree with you are your first few paragraph's. But once you threw in the God part it was just all nonsense afterward. If this "God" was not to blame, (according to you) then considering that many "believed" it created us, and therefore we as it's creations "sinned". Then isn't it logical to say that it was also at fault for creating us? You seem to hold so strong in your belief that you seem to blame it on US, and say WE "Sinned" and that it was OUR fault.
Is "God" so weak and powerless and emotional that after living for who knows, billions if not trillions of years; (well that is if you think "it" was "immortal") that "it" punished us or "Adam" for his "sins" and left us? But loved us so much to give us Jesus, and then Jesus died for us? This doesn't make any sense at all.
What part of us did we "sin" in a supposed "perfect" world? If "God" is the all knowing, then "it" should of realized from the start that nothing is without imperfection, and nothing is perfect. There will always be pro's and con's to any and every idea invented in this world. But what you are saying is that "God" only looked at the Pro's and therefore, lost it's belief in us cause of imperfection and it left us? Because it was an emotional cry baby, cause someone ate it's apple? Cmon! What part of that makes any sense?
If we were given free-will, then obviously it was just a matter of time before our Human brains told us, to do something we were told we shouldn't. Now all that bible is telling me is that "God" was so ignorant of THAT fact that it punished us for it's own fault and stupidity.
The Bible is allegorical; it's mythology. If you read it and you look to it for life lessons, it can be valuable to you. If you accept it as the literal word of God and especially if you accept your own interpretation of it (as dictated by your religious leader) as the literal word of God, not only do you behave in ways that are contrary to the tenets of your religion, you've missed the point.
Tom Yerian 44% helpful
Destiny,des'ti'ni, n.state appointed or PREDETERMINED; fate,invincible necessity. So, if you believe in a divine entity; of or belonging to God.....You cannot have free will. Only if God does not know your destiny, would you truly have free will.....Thats Logic.....Tom Yerian
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I disagree with those who say god created universe. The logical answer should be "we don't know." Everything else is a "guess." It COULD be right but that chance is as small as our existence in the Universe point of view.
Back to god, we 'created' the existence of god thousand years ago since we needed something or someone to depend on. We 'wanted' to believe that something or someone existed. Thus, religion was created (can't believe no one mentioned this). Now having known this fact, if you really think about it, the chances of being what we created, god, is same as the 'God of orange,' who I just made up. I'm not trying to say God doesn't exist. But if I had to choose between two, I would say God doesn't exist because that's the most logical answer we can think of for now; because that's what we know- we don't know whether god exists or not, but we DO know the fact that we DON'T know. I really want to say more about this matter but since it's somewhat irrelevant to the topic, I'll stop here.
For the question, as I previously stated, I'll say "I don't know."
But I'd like to take a guess. My opinion is that there is no reason behind it. If it was created by Big Bang, then it was created by Big Bang. It just simply happened.
If you want to share your opinion, please contact me through->I'd gladly shard my opinion and would love to hear and learn from yours.
Rick Armendariz 45% helpful
Example: I was created by my Mom and Dad, they were created by their Mom and Dad, and they were created by their Mom and Dad.....to infinity...and so from the "beginning" we were all "Created" by a living life.
Now - Why does the Universe Exist??? We don't know, and it's anyone's guess. We usually "create" to enjoy and to learn. It's too simple to comprehend that we die and that's it! Our bodies lose life someday - yes - , but what makes us "us" goes somewhere....our spark/energy/spirit.....SO, MY GUESS IS THAT THE UNIVERSE EXISTS AS A PLATFORM FOR US TO LEARN, EXPERIENCE, LIVE, AND PREPARE US FOR WHAT'S NEXT AFTER WE DIE ON EARTH....BUT NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE....SO CHIME IN AND EXPRESS YOURSELF!!!
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"I need more money", you are creating lack. If you think "that pastry is bad for me", you will experience a negative reaction when you eat it. I reversed my diabetes after realizing this after receiving a Reconnective healing.
Gra Sim 35% helpful
As far as why we exist I believe we have simply evolved from very humble beginings & adapted to the life our environment provides, I do believe it is quite possible though that we did have assistance from other beings earlier in our development. No-one could convince me that ALL ancient civilisations that painted pictures & had stories of being visited by people from the stars or sky were all hallucinating, particularly when most were half a world away from eachother & had no contact with one another.
In summary I feel we have found ourselves in a wonderful place with wonderful surroundings & an amazing array of animals, we should feel extremely lucky & thankful for the experience, help those who through no fault of their own are less fortunate than ourselves, treat others the way you like to be treated, nurture & protect the animals who have all evolved along side of us & treat the Earth with the respect it truly deserves.
Well, that's this humans thinking anyway. Cheers
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The latest NASA measurement for the Big Bang is 13.73 billion years multiplied by the sidereal year of 365.256360417 days and multiplied by God's Earth signature of 9,420,856 days the Precession of the Equinoxes x 86,400 seconds and divided by 1.5 and square root twice and /1,000 = 1,284.385202 days which is the period from the 31st birthday of Jesus, the day of his Baptism at 8:00:23 am October 1, AD26 to 6:00 pm Friday, AD30, the start of Passover.
Thanks
JDM
Straw Boss 39% helpful
See Fermi Paradox
Philip Capobianco 41% helpful
I'll use energy as an example...It is all around us. It is literally intertwined with everything in the known physical universe.
Science says that energy cannot be created nor destroyed within the physical universe. That means that energy is technically infinite, or eternal; unlimited. Now, the implications of that statement alone are massive. If energy is eternal, and it has no known origins in the PHYSICAL universe, then its origins must exist OUTSIDE of our known physical universe. Energy must have an infinite source if it's properties are eternal.
Now, if we've established that the origins of energy must exist outside the realm of the physical world(gravity, time, physics in general, etc.), we can also use reasoning and logic to apply attributes to this energy source.
We can assume that this energy source is:
-Intelligent- Because we can observe intelligence in human beings and creatures on the Earth.
-All powerful- Energy is eternal. The same entity that created energy(which is eternal) has an infinite supply of power at its disposal.
-All knowing- The world and it's physical properties are vastly complex. DNA, RNA, the human brain, body structure, cell mechanisms, animals, the ecosystem, the atmosphere, etc., all scream of complexity and design. The same entity that made all these things and set energy in motion must also understand what it is creating in order for it to work like clockworks. Physical laws all have to be applied to the universe as it's created, which furthers the notion that an insane amount of understanding is required to complete such a task.
Many people may ask,"Well, how do I learn about this God? Or what authority or proof do you have of His nature, His actions, etc."
My answer to that would be read the Bible. If you refuse to read the Bible because you believe that it is full of "inaccuracies and fallacies" of logic, I would suggest you take a closer look.The Bible has more than enough proof of God's understanding regarding the universe and the laws He created to govern it.
For instance, in Genesis, God told Abraham to circumcise all the males in his house who were 8 days old, as a token of the covenant between God and Abraham. Now, the interesting part about that is that we have a blood clotting agent in the human body known as vitamin K (techincally speaking, prothrombin). From the fifth day on, the level of prothrombin in the body is high enough to allow for fast enough clotting that a circumcision can be safely performed. Vitamin K levels reach 100% on the seventh day, but on the eighth? It reaches a whopping 110%. On the ninth, it drops back to 100%. Now how on Earth would a bunch of "ancient people" just KNOW that? Obviously, they didn't just use trial and error. That would practically be genocide....
Well...okay...Maybe genocide is a bit of an exaggeration, but honestly? They didn't even have the tools necesary to make accurate guages and conclusions for such a delicate task. No, trial and error is not the case.
The logical assumption would be to conclude that the same God who created the universe knew PRECISELY what was going on. That's only one example, of course. I'm just saying, I believe science will always point to the creator.
Oh, I read a response on this page that made me laugh because of the illogical idea presented in it. Here is what he/she/it said:
"If we were created by an all powerful being, He..She.....It, made some big time mistakes.
"Oh! Lord! How can you blame us
naked and cold with blood on our feet
thirsty and hungry we're starving and weak
to walk down this path laid by your hand
lined it with evil, chaos and greed
painted with lies designed to deceive
controlled by the evil one's power and greed
are we pay'n for a sin done on the cross
a new generation is already lost."
Now, this is going to tie in to WHY the universe was created, but for now, I'm going to point out the obvious flaws in the above statement.
The user is blaming God for "lining the our world with evil." In other words, he/she/it is suggesting that we should not be held responsible for our actions as individuals, but rather, it's all "God's fault."
This is clearly not the case.
For one thing, there is this thing called "free-will," or our ability to make decisions and act on our own. We are therefore responsible for our own actions.
That is why rapists and serial killers are thrown in jail.
Sin must be punished, and sin must not be tolerated(however, society today would like to tell you that you're a product of evolution. Simply put, you're just an animal, and you should do what you want to without fear of consequences, because there is supposedly "No God"). Sin, or evil, has consequences. You don't have to be all spiritual to understand something that simple. Even atheists know that (whether they call it "sin" or an "un-wise choice").
Now, someone might say God made a mistake by allowing evil to exist, but is that really the case? Is God really a devious, execrable, unloving entity that enjoys watching humans suffer? The answer is no. And the logic that supports that answer is sound.
The fact of the matter is that God allowed evil to exist because He loves us. This may seem insane or illogical, but think about it carefully before you make a hasy(and stupid) assumption.
For one thing, how can humans love God is they don't have free will? In order to TRULY love God, we need to be able to CHOOSE Him. Not act like robots that simply obey all the time. The only alternative to an all knowing, perfect, and HOLY God, would be precisely the opposite of that...Which is called Evil.
Now, if you understand the basic attributes of perfection, you realize that it cannot be tainted...Cannot be changed. That which is perfect REMAINS perfect.
Now, Adam(the father of mankind) sinned and brought evil upon a perfect world. You might ask why such a seemingly trivial act would cause the entire universe to become tainted with evil. The answer is simple; it is because God is Holy. Anything that sin touches, God cannot abide in. So naturally, if something is dying, you can assume that it has lost it's energy...It's life.
It's like a light-bulb...When it begins to separate from its power source, it naturally begins to die. There's no more light. And that is precisely what happened to our universe. The energy(God) could not abide with something that was less than perfection, so it left. We now had a sinful, evil infested world because of the actions of a single human being...Man's nature immediately became evil...Fleshly desires were mankind's nature. Death became a reality physically, and spiritually as well. Because of sin, souls were marked for eternal torment after, because God cannot abide with sin. Sin offerings and staying cleansed were the only ways to appease God's wrath for mankind's evil.
HOWEVER, God loved the world so much, that He sent Jesus to Earth to die as a replacement for us. Jesus was literally the incarnation of perfection. He went through the worst pain humanly possible, and died on a cross to bear our sins. Jesus is the way to eternal life...He is the way to escape Hell.
His sacrifice is a declaration of His love for us.
Essentially, the answer to "why does the universe exist" would be this:
Love.
He loved us enough to give us our sense...Sight, smell, hearing...everything. He wants us to love Him...He wants us to love perfection...To love Holiness, and to strive for Him. Everything He's ever created was meant to point at His mastery of time...Of space, of knowledge. He created the world and all the people in it to LOVE Him.
Love is really the reason for the existence of the universe.
That's all I have to say about that...
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1. It's always been here.
2. A "big bang" thing happened.
3. It's not really here, you just think it is.
4. God the Creator created it and us.
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Anonymous 23% helpful
"Oh! Lord! How can you blame us
naked and cold with blood on our feet
thirsty and hungry we're starving and weak
to walk down this path laid by your hand
lined it with evil, chaos and greed
painted with lies designed to deceive
controlled by the evil one's power and greed
are we pay'n for a sin done on the cross
a new generation is already lost."...
Nick Mitevski 26% helpful
Scientific answer:Gravity...gravity can create matter...basically it can turn nothing into something.
Am I the only one who noticed that gravity and god both start with the letter "g"?...creepy right...?...
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