Origin of Life: Organic chemists don't know how (Introduction)

by dhw, Saturday, October 18, 2014, 18:20 (3478 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

TONY: “I never claimed that everything was created towards the purpose of creating humans. Humanity was created for a purpose, that of being stewards of the Earth. Everything else also has a purpose. Most of the time it is simply maintaining homeostasis [...] but other times it is as an active participant in the development of the world. Humanity was seen as the crowning achievement, not the end goal.” -Dhw: David, who insists that humanity is the end goal, asked where your view is stated in the bible. I asked what you meant by “the development of the world” (which fits in beautifully with my whole concept of an autonomous inventive mechanism endlessly creating new forms), and what you thought really was God's “end goal".-TONY: Actually,the purpose of humans is clearly stated in (Genesis 1:26-31; 2:5-7,15, 19-20). As for whether or not Jehovah was finished, check out (Genesis 2:1,2)The heavens and earth were completed, sure, but does it say that he was done with everything? No. It says he hit a good stopping point and took a break to rest. In Genesis 9:2,3, Jehovah gave us animals to eat, but also made them afraid of us for their own self-preservation. In Hosea 2:18 there is a prophecy that the fear will be removed in order that Isa. 11:6-9; 65:25 can be fulfilled. As for there being more work for him to do, that is admittedly speculation on my part. His purpose was interrupted back in the garden of Eden and the Bible never says that he was done with his creative works, just that he took a break.-I understand your view that humans are meant to be the stewards of the Earth and that God hasn't finished his work. But you keep talking of God's purpose, and you have associated it with the development of the world. What do you mean by the development of the world, and what do you think his ultimate purpose is?