Following The Evidence #6

Yesterday we were discussing how our universe has at least 40 necessary characteristics that are fine tuned for life, e.g., gravity. In relation to the other forces in nature, gravity, apparently, must be fine-tuned to one part in 1040. All necessary to sustain life. If life evolved on earth, why not on the moon? It too is in the right location.’

To get a little technical, 10 of the fine-tuned measurable characteristics necessary for life include: A strong Nuclear force constant, A weak nuclear force constant, A gravitational force constant, an electromagnetic force constant, the ratio of the electromagnetic force constant to gravitational force constant, the ratio of proton mass to electron mass. The ratio of protons to the number of electrons, the mass density of the universe, The size of the relativistic dilation factor, the ratio of neutron mass to proton mass. All that without even discussing the significance of our planets distance from the sun, or the implications of our near perfect circular orbit (other planets move in ellipses.) The moons critical mass and distance from the earth. Our sped of rotation and speed at which we travel around the sun are all critical. The universe runs of a plethora of the laws of physics, chemistry and mathematics. Where did they come from?

We recognize design when we see it. Did the wind and the rain carve the Mt Rushmore figures? Or do we recognise that there must have been a designer? If a statue carved out of rock requires a designer, how much more an incredibly complex organism like a real human being?

In the words of Fred Hoyle, a British Astronomer, “A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a super-intellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as with chemistry and biology, and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature. The numbers one calculates from the facts seem to me so overwhelming as to put this conclusion almost beyond question.”

This planet orbits the sun in an extremely narrow ‘goldilocks zone’ that has very little margin of error, e.g., closer to the sun, too hot for life, further away, too cold for life etc., This means that for organic life to exist, the fundamental regularities and constants of physics (the speed of light the gravitational constant, the strength of nuclear forces) all must have values that together fall into an extremely narrow range. This would be like having a large number of dials tuned within extremely low limits all functioning together. The probability of this perfect calibration happening by chance is so tiny as to be statistically negligible. (for more detail on this see Robin Collins, “A Scientific Argument for the Existence of God.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR6SVItW0DM ) As he explains; the probability of all these factors coming together to make life possible would be like hitting a 2cm target with a dart from the other side of the galaxy.

2 Comments
  • Sue Renshaw
    Posted at 06:58h, 06 October Reply

    All I can say is WOW. And to think that God who made all this happen is the slightest bit interested in me

  • Warren Fedorow
    Posted at 15:00h, 24 October Reply

    Excellent.

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