Switching Poles

I stumbled across a strange contrast today. I've been reading Case For a Creator by Lee Strobel, highlighting the arguments that point toward the design of our universe by a personal God. One of the key features of the argument is to prove that earth and its setup in our solar system is unique. The opposite is to argue that there are many other situations just like ours which could breed life. Funny then that a cynical view of Christianity is that it puts people down with all the focus on law and do's-and-don'ts. Here the opposite is to argue that people are actually great and beautiful in themselves and capable of greatness in and of themselves. Two seemingly opposite arguments. The truth about Christianity is this, though: that we have been made unique and although we have sinned and fallen short of God, it was for our very uniqueness and importance that God maintained His love for us and died for us.