Why did God make the earth a planet of limited resources?
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There is enough and to spare of all that is needed, however some people get greedy and hord things.
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God had specifically told Noah and his family to spread out and fill the earth. In rebellion, probably under the lead of Nimrod( first human dictator) The people began to cluster into cities, instead of spreading out. The tower was built to make a celebrated name for the Builders and to keep them from spreading out. Actually God did not destroy the building. His confusing the languages effectively stopped the work, and caused the builders to spread earth wide. Genesis 9:1 and  11:1-10
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It means not to worry about earthly problems.  God's watching over you.  He's in his heaven and he makes sure things are as they should be even if to you they're major catastrophe.  He's taking care to solve in long range and  unique way to make earth as it should be.
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God made the earth and other planets round. I learn.
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Something I found interesting while studying Genesis. I did a Beth Moore "Patriarchs"  And I liked it but then I got J. Vernon Mcgee Commentary series and he really expands on the Bible.  Check it out it is really good, anyway on the chapter he did on God's creation of Man he states that "It is quite interesting that our bodies are made up of about  16 chemical elements. Those same chemical elements are found in the ground. The physical part of man was taken out of the dust of the ground. If we were to be boiled down  (gross huh)into the separate chemical elements of which we are made, we would be worth very little in terms of money. I used to say $2.98, but inflationhas increased that figure a little. That is the extent of our bodily worth because we were made out of dust from the ground. But man is more than dust. Physically, dust he is and to the dust he will return, but his spirit is going to God."  Just something I found interesting and wanted to share.
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God created earth in 6 days...
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No, there is a fixed amount of iron on the planet.  It is an element.\n\nA renewable resource would be one that you can use and then produce more of like trees, crops, clean water etc...
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I suppose one could argue that God "so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son."  In other words, God wanted to make clear how much he cares for us.
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Well, none.\n\nThe God of the Book (Christian, Islamic, Jewish God) created the Earth... not the universe.\n\n:/\n\n- 16 yo Pagan
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The religious explanation would be BECAUSE GOD MADE IT THAT WAY!  Just like every other explanation they have.  I'm sure they will find a way to say god didn't just stop at earth.
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Been watching one of those Startreck movies again, eh? I do believe if God did make life outside the Earth, he would have mentioned it in the Bible. Say, Gen. 1:18 "Then God created the Aliens without likeness of man, and placed them in other planets where darkness was. He breathed life to it, making it alive." v19 "He did not want Adam & Eve to know so he kept it a secret to thousand of thousands of generations."
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No.  Because this contradicts God being almighty.  God could create nothing that He couldn't do with as He pleases.
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Could be both-God created aliens and the environment conducive to life, which and who in turn switched on life on earth.
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The bible was not intended to be a science book.  Although it gives scientific information long before science was even known. It says that all animals reproduced according to their kind.  A horse could not give birth to a dog, nor a dog give birth to a cat. Also, the order in which the earth was created was the only way it could possibly be done to support mankind.  It had to have soil,  light, foliage, fruits and vegetables, etc before God made man. Man was His last creation and the earth was ready for him.
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We were given the work of caretaker of the earth.\nThe Earth Will Be Saved. In spite of the environmental gloom hanging over the earth, we would like to think that it will survive. After all, it is our home—and hopefully the home of our children and their children.  The truth is that while most people are concerned about the environment, many think nothing of throwing trash on the ground, dumping garbage in a river, or leaving lights turned on when they are not being used.  Such acts may seem like small things, but if each of the billions of individuals on earth were careful about how he treated the earth, it could make a difference.  Such things as being conservative in the use of energy, cooperating with recycling programs, and disposing of trash properly make a contribution toward preserving the environment.  By our habits we can demonstrate our care for the earth now.\n\nA comment by Thilo Bode of the Greenpeace organization, as quoted in Time magazine, touches on the core of the environmental problem:  “Our principal aim has been that corporations should consider how their products are disposed of.  They must think in terms of a trilogy: production, use and disposal.”  Sadly, we are able to make goods, we know how to use them, but we do not dispose of them properly. In some cases humans simply do not know how to do so safely.\n\nHowever, there is a greater solution.  Humans are limited, but earth’s Creator is not. He has already demonstrated his excelling wisdom in the creations we see on the earth. He knows how to make, to use, and to dispose of things properly.  Many of the systems he has made are automatic.  A seed germinates, and a plant grows and produces fruit.  It then dies—with all of its elements breaking down in nonpolluting fashion, ready to be reused.  This is recycling at its best!  There is no toxic pollution!\n\nThe Creator does not intend to let the earth deteriorate into an uninhabitable trash dump. In the Bible, at Isaiah 45:18, we read:  “This is what Jehovah has said, . . . He the true God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it even to be inhabited.”  The Bible explains that man was originally put in a paradise. In fact, God purposed that this Paradise reach the ends of the earth and be filled with people. (Genesis 1:28.)  However, rebellion broke out.  The first man and woman did not want to continue subject to God’s rule.  \n\nNevertheless, God has not turned a blind eye to earth’s ruination. He will act before it is too late, before the earth becomes an uninhabitable wasteland. How do we know that?  Revelation 11:18 explains: “The nations became wrathful, and your own wrath came, and the appointed time . . . to bring to ruin those ruining the earth.”  \n\nGod’s original purpose for the earth, that it be a paradise, will still be fulfilled.  God issued statements showing this.  For example, he said:  “My word that goes forth from my mouth . . . will not return to me without results, but it will certainly do that in which I have delighted.”  (Isaiah 55:11)  You may enjoy reading Isaiah chapter 35, where God describes the transformation of ruined lands into gardenlike parks and fruitful fields.\n\nEven now, when pollution is stopped, the earth has shown a remarkable capacity to renew itself.  God created it to do so. If the overloading of the earth with pollutants is discontinued, a wide variety of microorganisms in water and soil can heal much of the damage.  Additionally, there is reason to believe that when God steps in and directs things, this rejuvenation process will be even more effective. He can provide the training and perfect direction that humans now lack.\n\nHence, the earth’s future is not hopeless.  Plants and animals will be saved.  Endangered species lists will be gone.  Our air and water will be fresh again.  Obedient humans will be there to enjoy it
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Yes, how could it be possible that we are the only planet that is positioned currently and close enough to a star in the entire universe?  Plus on a more spiritual aspect there is scripture upon the matter... "And by the word of my power, have I created them, which is mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth.  And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten."
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Earth is special because it has water. Human life, or any other kind of life, is heavily dependent on water. If a planet has water than the chances are high that it will have life.