Who created God?
If God created himself, then it is possible for something to create itself, so why can't the universe create itself?
If God created the universe and did not create himself, then God is not a part of the universe, so God must be outside the universe. Who created the place where God is?
If, as astronomers and astrophysicists tell us, the universe contains a hundred billion galaxies , each with a hundred billion stars, why is this astronomy not in the Bible? Are astronomers lying or deceived?
If orbiting some of those stars there are planets similar to the Earth with creatures at least as intelligent as human beings, do they find any less favor with God than do humans on Earth? Does anything in the Bible imply that such creatures cannot exist?
What is wrong with asking questions like these?
Nothing wrong with asking these questions at all.
Got about a couple of years so we can talk about it over coffee?
Who created God?
"In the beginning God..." Moses tells us that God "is".
Before everything God created, he was already here.
No one - God is eternal, and predates our creation.
If God created himself, then it is possible for something to create itself, so why can't the universe create itself?
God did not create Himself, He had no beginning/end as we know it. Regarding the universe creating itself, if you so choose to believe I will never convince you otherwise. The difference between our beliefs then becomes the WHY of our existance - for me you and I are God's creations, there is a moral foundation to the universe, and we are accountable for our actions. Otherwise, our life has no purpose other than continuation of a species, there is no morality nor accountability.
If God created the universe and did not create himself, then God is not a part of the universe, so God must be outside the universe. Who created the place where God is?
Bingo. God is NOT part of our universe, He is everywhere, even outside the bounds of this universe. God is not IN a place - God IS the everything. Everything exists because He allows it to continue to exist.
If, as astronomers and astrophysicists tell us, the universe contains a hundred billion galaxies, each with a hundred billion stars, why is this astronomy not in the Bible? Are astronomers lying or deceived?
Genesis 1 is replete with astronomical information. God states that He created the heavenS and the earth - ie, the earth and everything else.
If orbiting some of those stars there are planets similar to the Earth with creatures at least as intelligent as human beings, do they find any less favor with God than do humans on Earth? Does anything in the Bible imply that such creatures cannot exist?
I think the Bible is abundantly clear that He loves ALL his creation. I think Genesis 1:20-31 describe created life on earth ('Let the earth bring forth the living creature'), and 31 states 'And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.'
What is wrong with asking questions like these?
Nothing. Faith is belief in things unseen and unprovable - or else it wouldn't be faith would it? ;O)
Nothing wrong at all........