I siimultaneously entertain two alternative theories in my head about the nature of life in the universe. One, that it is ubiquitous, quite common. Or at least the raw physical materials for it are. The second is that it is uniquely only here, that the universe awaits us to spread life to it.
Maybe earth and earthly life is the petrie dish and the filter; those that pass successfully through the filter have the whole universe spread before them.
I haven’t seen enough evidence to settle the matter either way to my satisfaction, and I doubt I will settle it during my earthly existence.
I have to admit, it looks awfully cold and dead out there, lie an enormous debris field, but when you are looking across distances of that many millions of miles, really, what can you expect to see?
Either way, God as Creator is not in question. I suppose the question is if there is more going on than meets the eye, and I am fairly confident that there is. We may be a small phase shift away from a kaleidoscope world of whose existence we remain unaware right until the moment that it pops into focus.
‘Small phase shift away’ ... indeed, as illustrated inDaniel Chapter Five and the messenger at palace party central. Kaleidoscope world (an ‘other’ where/when) is only an arm’s length away.
The thought crosses my mind sometimes that maybe all that is out there is simply machinery necessary to keep everything running.Including,obviously,the Earth and everything on it.Maybe the physical running of a planet containing life is way more complicated than we yet realize.I read somewhere that even the fluttering of a butterfly's wings effects the farthest star.
Maybe it's all just cogs and sprockets.
The new creation should be a blast!