Re: Why did God select Earth for Civilization?
The question and the rest of the thoughts written here need to be rationalised.
- Why was the Earth selected by God for Civilisation?
Earth has life confirmed, it also has civilisation which is the phenomenon of intelligent beings forming communities for large scale living going beyond survival. The word civilisation is often used erroneously in place of ‘life’ … Earth if called the “lowest” world (in Islam) … i.e. all pain and pleasure is low in this world. This is a different discussion.
- What is it about Earth compared to the other 8 planets?
This question is about out conscious ability to compare the life we see here and the conditions here versus the life elsewhere or lack of it. Icy moons of large planets in the solar system may contain life - water is considered the main factor for life - that we can see.
- Is Earth big enough for us?
Yes … We occupy the world very inefficiently, but the crux of it is that we can produce food and support life at least a few times the current world population.
- Will our actions on the Earth drastically change the delicate balance for supporting life?
Yes, because there is evidence of it