# God's motivation for creating life?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-motivation-for-creating-life/254829>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 13, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-motivation-for-creating-life/254829 "2004-07-13T02:21:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-motivation-for-creating-life/254829/41 "2004-07-16T23:26:41Z")

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> [@Loopydude](#):
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> Ahh, but was _God_ smoking something funny?

That would certainly explain a lot. 😉

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**Author:** ![ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZombiesAteMyBrain)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-motivation-for-creating-life/254829/42 "2004-07-17T00:01:24Z")

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> [@Loopydude](#):
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> Ahh, but was _God_ smoking something funny?

But why then should we obey \*‘God’s law’ \* if he won’t obey ours??

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**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-motivation-for-creating-life/254829/43 "2004-07-17T03:35:37Z")

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> [@PussyCow](#):
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> Read any A.C. Clarke lately? I don’t think he was high either.

Actually I haven’t read any of his stuff. I’ve only seen 2001, and I had no fucking clue what Kubrick was trying to get across with that one. 😃

I did hear that the book actually makes sense though, so perhaps I should pick that up.

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2004, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-motivation-for-creating-life/254829/44 "2004-07-17T10:58:20Z")

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> [@Soapbox Monkey](#):
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> Actually I haven’t read any of his stuff. I’ve only seen 2001, and I had no fucking clue what Kubrick was trying to get across with that one. 😃
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> I did hear that the book actually makes sense though, so perhaps I should pick that up.

The same general theme runs through Clarke’s CHILDHOOD’S END.

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