Life On Other Planets? Is Earth Unique?
Location, location, location are the three most important words in real estate. It's not a coincidence that Earth is the only inhabitable world in the universe. Earth has everything that is absolutely necessary for life to exist. It is no wonder life does not exist on any other planet. What does the Bible say about Earth?
Isaiah 45:18
For thus says the Lord that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the EARTH and made it; He has established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be INHABITED: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
Your home--which just so happens to have all of the right conditions to make living in it hospitable, all things being equal--is constructed of natural materials, some of which were modified from various raw materials, so your house has a purely naturalistic origin correct?
It had no designer, and is not the product of an intelligent mind right? Logic tells you that your home was created by a big bang right?
Antimatter and matter went contrary to the laws of physics' three laws of motion, collided, and that formed your life-sheltering (perhaps sustaining and supporting as well) house correct?
Or better yet your home--with its plumbing system, electrical system, insulation system, heating system, in just the right location (it's not hanging precariously off of Mount Everest, in a perennial blizzard)--expanded from infinitely dense matter known as a singularity.
Am I on the right track?
What would you think if I said to you that this is what I wholeheartedly believe?
What would you say if I said that your home, and all of the complex matter and organisms in your home (the framework, foundation, appliances, carpets, rugs, ceiling, drywall, nails, furniture, TVs, paint work, doors, knobs, keys, clocks, washers, dryers, toasters, refrigerator, beds, laptops, cellphones, radios, mirrors, clothes, boxes, plants, fish, dogs, cats, flowers, gardens, garage, cars, trucks, birds, insects, faucets, toilets, showers, heat, breaker boxes, outlets, lamps, light switches, stove, microwave, toaster, dishwasher, sink, bath tub, couches, love seat, recliner, shoes, belts, wallet, your family and everything in it)--self-organized from chemicals and energy, and were the result of random chance?
That you and your home had no parents (or human creators), all of the meaningfully organized quarks, atoms, molecules, and other matter all came together on their own, and are the result of a purely naturalistic and materialistic origin. Matter just decided on its own to form a foundation from specific chemicals, or a framework from wood without the aid of an intelligent mind. The ceiling formed itself, the plumbing system formed itself. The electrical system formed itself. Matter chose the ideal location for your home and all of the other things that you would need to make it hospitable for life. It was not a designer with an intelligent mind that did these things, it was just matter, gravity, chemicals, blind chance, and energy. All of the matter came together in all of the most meaningful places so that you could have someplace hospitable to live.
Again, no architect, no designer, no blueprints, no creator--just an impersonal clump of matter created all of these interconnected conditions that you just so happened to be the beneficiary of.
What would you think of me if I said this and truly believed it? Would you believe that I was rational? Would you believe that I was being logical? What if I said that since I do not see the builder that he doesn't exist?
What would you say?
I say that this finely-tuned universe proves that Earth is INDEED unique.
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