1. THE REASON GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE

Why did God create heaven and earth and all things? This is a fundamental question. Why did this earth and all things come into existence? This was not merely a random generation of life. Viewed from the perspective of science, there is a cause and effect relationship in all phenomena. This relationship affects the way that all life evolves, including the development of cultures and environments. The laws of cause and effect have come to be universally accepted as a reality of the physical world. (164-83)

The question remains, "Why did God create heaven and earth?" It is a question of central importance to all philosophies and religions. How did heaven and earth come into existence? This is a question that has been anguished over throughout history. What are the underlying principles by which humanity and the cosmos were originally created? (136-136)

What is the purpose for which God created heaven and earth and all things? Just for a joke? Or just for the object of some game? No. God created the cosmos to bear good fruit. (27-227)

Why did God create heaven and earth? The reason is that even though God may be an absolute being, He does not feel joy by himself. He does not feel the stimulation of joy. In other words, even if God said, "I am the absolute being, master of love, and master of life," He could not feel the stimulus of love and of life if alone. (38-152)

Then why did God create the cosmos? Was it just for the purpose of manufacturing life? [No] He created the cosmos in order to fulfill His ideal of true love. (188-196)