Cosmological Fine-Tuning of Earth for Life (February 10)

Have you considered that the earth is perfectly designed for life?

1. The right rate of spin. 24 hours is just right. If the earth spun slower, nights would become colder, and days would be hotter.
2. The right length of year. Winters are just short enough for creatures to survive while summers are just long enough for plants to produce food for us to eat.
3. The right axis of rotation tilt. This tilt produces the seasons. Winter and summer seasons trigger the timing of when plants bloom and creatures court.
4. The right distance from the sun. If earth were 10 % closer to the sun, earth would feel like a furnace. If it were 20% farther away, we would be an icy desert.
5. The right orbit. Earth’s orbit is nearly circular. This allows the sun to evenly heat us.
6. The right surface smoothness. The earth surface is surprisingly smooth. If the mountains were only 10% higher, the local weather conditions would be extreme.
7. The right materials. Apart from the organic materials such as wood, earth has an abundance of the right kind of metals: aluminum, iron, lead, tin, copper, zinc, titanium, gold, silver, etc. The most abundant also tend to be the most useful!
   The earth is perfectly designed for life!

Isaiah 45:18

KJV: For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

NIV: For this is what the Lord says—he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited—he says: “I am the Lord, and there is no other.”

Reference

Burgess, Stuart. 2012. He Made the Stars Also What the Bible says about the Stars. Ryelands Road, Leominster, UK: Day One Publications. 62-66.

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