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Old 2nd July 2009, 08:24 PM
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why did God make us so big?

if God created the whole universe in order to create us then why did he not make it possible for us to be much smaller? if we were only a few inches tall then we would eat much less. we could fall from any height without hurting ourselves. we could carry many times our own weight and human powered flight would be a possibility.

so why make us so big?
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Because God desired humanity to evolve as such.

Other than that, I cannot answer your question.
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Originally Posted by granpa View Post
if God created the whole universe in order to create us then why did he not make it possible for us to be much smaller? if we were only a few inches tall then we would eat much less. we could fall from any height without hurting ourselves. we could carry many times our own weight and human powered flight would be a possibility.

so why make us so big?
Sounds like the wishful thinking of a cat or a hawk. I think all the ingenuity we've expended building civilizations would have had to have been devoted to self defense against being eaten by the huge number of animals which would be larger than us.
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I just stumbled across something in an old book The World of Mathematics. It mentions how the "rate of living" generally speeds up as size decreases. A man has a certain heart rate, a dog's heart rate is much faster, and a rat's is much, much faster still. A man lives about 70 years, a dog about 10-12 years, and a rat lives about 3 years. If we were a few inches tall we'd probably live less than 3 years. So that might have something to do with it.
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if God created the whole universe in order to create us then why did he not make it possible for us to be much smaller? if we were only a few inches tall then we would eat much less. we could fall from any height without hurting ourselves. we could carry many times our own weight and human powered flight would be a possibility.

so why make us so big?
i'm short...i don't wanna be smalller
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As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. ... I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God (Gen. 17:4,7,8).


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Originally Posted by granpa
if God created the whole universe in order to create us then why did he not make it possible for us to be much smaller? if we were only a few inches tall then we would eat much less. we could fall from any height without hurting ourselves. we could carry many times our own weight and human powered flight would be a possibility.

so why make us so big?
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Sounds like the wishful thinking of a cat or a hawk. I think all the ingenuity we've expended building civilizations would have had to have been devoted to self defense against being eaten by the huge number of animals which would be larger than us.
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Abram (Abraham) believed God’s promise—that is, because of his faith—God viewed him as “righteous” before His eyes, worthy to receive the rewards of His promises. Then God made this further covenant with Abram: “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates...” (15:18). God also said this to Abram (Abraham):

As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. ... I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God (Gen. 17:4,7,8).


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If the universe is so big, then why are we so small?
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If the universe is so big, then why are we so small?
The universe is big? Compared to what?
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The universe is big? Compared to what?

did you ask your parents a lot of questions when you were little?
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Abram (Abraham) believed God’s promise—that is, because of his faith—God viewed him as “righteous” before His eyes, worthy to receive the rewards of His promises. Then God made this further covenant with Abram: “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates...” (15:18). God also said this to Abram (Abraham):

As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. ... I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God (Gen. 17:4,7,8).


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Originally Posted by Chesterton View Post
I just stumbled across something in an old book The World of Mathematics. It mentions how the "rate of living" generally speeds up as size decreases. A man has a certain heart rate, a dog's heart rate is much faster, and a rat's is much, much faster still. A man lives about 70 years, a dog about 10-12 years, and a rat lives about 3 years. If we were a few inches tall we'd probably live less than 3 years. So that might have something to do with it.
smaller animals live shorter lives but their 'rate of living' is higher so it seems longer to them.
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