I read the blog of Steve Tobak because he consistently brings a new perspective on subjects on which I have already thought. His blog of a year ago dealt with a subject that has been discussed for centuries and we Christians just assume we have the answer.
Steve Tobak states: “Besides, I’ve always thought it a bit presumptuous of us to assume that there must be a reason for our existence. Billions of stars in billions of galaxies formed who knows how or why and we’re so special there has to be a reason for us? Give me a break.”
Now read Psalms 8:3-6. It sounds like Tobak is paraphrasing the following psalm of David.
“When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet,” (Psalms 8:3-6 ESV)
My studies in astronomy has taught me how vast the universe is and how small we are. Why should a being who can create such a universe bother with us? Yet for centuries and across many different cultures, the belief in a God who created us in his image (Genesis 1:27) has persisted. Why? Is it our ego or is it reality?
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Steve Tobak. “The True Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything”. February 1, 2021.
