God’s Creation of Earth Is Amazingly Finely Tuned

Creating life is way more complicated than we can imagine. The probability of winning the Powerball jackpot in the U.S. in November 2022 was about one in 290 million. That is a sure thing compared to the probability that life came into being by chance.

It goes far beyond mixing the right chemicals in a test tube. The forces of the universe are incredibly fine-tuned. I will not bore you with the details. If they were not, life as we know it would not exist.

The earth’s crust’s thickness and the composition of its core have to be just right for the carbon cycle and the earth’s magnetic strength to allow life. The amount of liquid water, the universal solvent on Earth, has to be right for life to exist.

The moon is the right size and location to stabilize the Earth’s tilt and prevent devastating seasonal temperature changes.

The amount of sulfur needed for biological functions is correct. The mass of the Earth is just right to maintain a life-giving atmosphere. The Earth is at the right distance from the sun to hold the right amount of liquid water.

The Earth is located in a place in the galaxy that ensures a relatively safe orbit. The gravitational pulls of Saturn and Jupiter protect us from bombardment by most comets.

Even water molecules are finely tuned for life. Their polarity causes them to stick together, creates water’s surface tension, and enables it to dissolve other molecules effectively.¹

Scientists stand on one another’s shoulders to learn how the universe ticks little by little as time marches on. God has no learning curve.

He knows everything about everything. There is a world of mystery in the simple statement, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1, NIV). What is your takeaway?

1. List of Fine-Tuning Parameters | Discovery Institute

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