[TXnMA]

"My God who, btw, does not reckon the Earth to be a 'third-rate ball of mud, circling a second-rate sun, out on the fringes of an ordinary galaxy among untold billions of galaxies'. The God I serve reckons the inhabitants of the Earth to be the primary focus of creation and redemption who are worth the life of His Only Begotten Son."

As I said, 'hubris'. Did His Only Begotten Son say that He came because Earth is (and, by extension, you and I are) special, and "the primary focus of creation and redemption"?

No.

Read His own words in Luke 19:10...

(He came, NOT because we -- of all his creation -- are "special" -- but because we are sinners and in need of redemption.)

[GourmetDan]

"As I said, 'hubris'. Did His Only Begotten Son say that He came because Earth is (and, by extension, you and I are) special, and "the primary focus of creation and redemption"?"

I said that we are "the primary focus of creation and redemption". You mischaracterized that as 'special'. If you want to say that we are not "the primary focus of creation and redemption", just say so. No need to mischaracterize my statements so that you can 'rebut' something that wasn't said.

"Read His own words in Luke 19:10... (He came, NOT because we -- of all his creation -- are "special" -- but because we are sinners and in need of redemption.)"

I never said 'special'. That's your mischaracterization of what I said. Mischaracterization is very important to you, isn't it?