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He didn't create "precious" stones; he created stones. Man decided which ones would be precious and which ones are worthless.

People made them precious. We just say theyre precious because theyre rare, nothing to do with a god

only man decided the value of the so called, "precious stones."

he didnt, most precious stones are created by heat and pressure

To feed our greed. It knew we would be drawn to shiny things like greedy ferrets. So he decided to have some fun.

As a spiritual example or analogy to spiritual values.

So he could have building material for Heaven.

So that people could kill eachother for some other reason than 'in the name of God'

Everyone needs a break sometime!

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