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A divine creator

Re: Questioning a creator by James Loughery. June 19 Citizen.
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Re: Questioning a creator by James Loughery. June 19 Citizen.

When we wonder about the origins of the universe, we have to come to the conclusion that since you can't make something out of nothing, some force that is totally other and outside of creation must have been the original cause of our universe.Looking at the magnificent handiwork of this original cause gives us some idea of the magnificence, intelligence, creativity, generosity, orderliness and great love of this force.This is indeed a divine creator. As the works of an artistcontain "trademarks" of the artist, so we, as creatures of a creator contain attributes of our creator.

Our creator, in great love gave us free will, a great desire to love and be loved, as well as intelligence and the desire to know truth, a curiosity about the fulfillment of our unique purpose in life and a longing for happiness. We love beauty and order.

Each one of us has an inner instinct or realization of right and wrong.Thankfully, when we do something we know is wrong, we feel guilt and anxiety and sadness and a wish to put things into order again.After admitting the wrong we have done and trying to resolve the situation, there can be a return to a calmer and even joyful state.However, if we fail to admit our guilt and to do something about it, we can fall deeper into feelings of guilt, shame, anxiety and depression. Indeed, because we have free will, we can be "badly flawed" as observed by Mr. Loughery.

Intuitively we know when we are "out of order" and have caused disorder around us. There must be, and is, a natural law (see Plato 428-348 BCE, Aristotle 384-322 BCE) based on a common good that will guide us in how we must behave if we are to function as a viable society.

When we realize that there is a purposeful order in the universe and that we are the irreplaceable creations of a loving creator, our focus is diverted from our own petty egoism to the part we must play in the actualization of the intentions of our benevolent creator.

How could such beauty and truth and magnificence exist without a loving creator?

Diane Fuller

Prince George