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God's Incredible Design Uniqueness of the Galaxy-Sun-Earth-Moon System for Life Support - galaxy size (9) (p = 0.1)
if too large: infusion of gas and stars would disturb sun's orbit and ignite deadly galactic eruptions if too small: infusion of gas would be insufficient to sustain star formation long enough for life to form - galaxy type (7) (p = 0.1)
if too elliptical: star formation would cease before sufficient heavy elements formed for life chemistry if too irregular: radiation exposure would be too severe (at times) and life-essential heavy elements would not form - galaxy location (9) (p = 0.1)
if too close to dense galaxy cluster: galaxy would be gravitationally unstable, hence unsuitable for life if too close to large galaxy(ies): same result - supernovae eruptions (8) (p = 0.01)
if too close: radiation would exterminate life if too far: too little "ash" would be available for rocky planets to form if too infrequent: same result if too frequent: radiation would exterminate life if too soon: too little "ash" would be available for rocky planets to form if too late: radiation would exterminate life - white dwarf binaries (8) (p = 0.01)
if too few: insufficient fluorine would exist for life chemistry if too many: orbits of life-supportable planets would be disrupted; life would be exterminated if too soon: insufficient fluorine would exist for life chemistry if too late: fluorine would arrive too late for life chemistry - proximity of solar nebula to a supernova eruption (9)
if farther: insufficient heavy elements would be attracted for life chemistry if closer: nebula would be blown apart - timing of solar nebula formation relative to supernova eruption (9)
if earlier: nebula would be blown apart if later: nebula would not attract enough heavy elements for life chemistry - parent star distance from center of galaxy (9) (p = 0.2)
if greater: insufficient heavy elements would be available for rocky planet formation if lesser: radiation would be too intense for life; stellar density would disturb planetary orbits, making life impossible - parent star distance from closest spiral arm (9) (p = 0.1)
if too small: radiation from other stars would be too intense and the stellar density would disturb orbits of life-supportable planets if too great: quantity of heavy elements would be insufficient for formation of life-supportable planets - z-axis range of star's orbit (9) (p = 0.1)
if too wide: exposure to harmful radiation from galactic core would be too great - number of stars in the planetary system (10) (p = 0.2)
if more than one: tidal interactions would make the orbits of life-supportable planets too unstable for life if fewer than one: no heat source would be available for life chemistry - parent star birth date (9) (p = 0.2)
if more recent: star burning would still be unstable; stellar system would contain too many heavy elements for life chemistry if less recent: stellar system would contain insufficient heavy elements for life chemistry - parent star age (9) (p = 0.4)
if older: star's luminosity would be too erratic for life support if younger: same result - parent star mass (10) (p = 0.001)
if greater: star's luminosity would be too erratic and star would burn up too quickly to support life if lesser: life support zone would be too narrow; rotation period of life-supportable planet would be too long; UV radiation would be insufficient for photosynthesis - parent star metallicity (9) (p = 0.05)
if too little: insufficient heavy elements for life chemistry would exist if too great: radioactivity would be too intense for life; heavy element concentrations would be poisonous to life - parent star color (9) (p = 0.4)
if redder: photosynthetic response would be insufficient to sustain life if bluer: same result - H3+ production (23) (p = 0.1)
if too little: simple molecules essential to planet formation and life chemistry would never form if too great: planets would form at the wrong time and place for life - parent star luminosity (11) (p = 0.0001)
if increases too soon: runaway green house effect would develop if increases too late: runaway glaciation would develop - surface gravity (governs escape velocity) (12) (p = 0.001)
if stronger: planet's atmosphere would retain too much ammonia and methane for life if weaker: planet's atmosphere would lose too much water for life - distance from parent star (13) (p = 0.001)
if greater: planet would be too cool for a stable water cycle if lesser: planet would be too warm for a stable water cycle - inclination of orbit (22) (p = 0.5)
if too great: temperature range on the planet's surface would be too extreme for life - orbital eccentricity (9) (p = 0.3)
if too great: seasonal temperature range would be too extreme for life - axial tilt (9) (p = 0.3)
if greater: surface temperature differences would be too great to sustain diverse life-forms if lesser: same result - rate of change of axial tilt (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: climatic and temperature changes would be too extreme for life - rotation period (11) (p = 0.1)
if longer: diurnal temperature differences would be too great for life if shorter: atmospheric wind velocities would be too great for life - rate of change in rotation period (14) (p = 0.05)
if more rapid: change in day-to-night temperature variation would be too extreme for sustained life if less rapid: change in day-to-night temperature variation would be too slow for the development of advanced life - planet's age (9) (p = 0.1)
if too young: planet would rotate too rapidly for life if too old: planet would rotate too slowly for life - magnetic field (20) (p = 0.01)
if stronger: electromagnetic storms would be too severe if weaker: planetary surface and ozone layer would be inadequately protected from hard solar and stellar radiation - thickness of crust (15) (p = 0.01)
if greater: crust would rob atmosphere of oxygen needed for life if lesser: volcanic and tectonic activity would be destructive to life - albedo (ratio of reflected light to total amount falling on surface) (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: runaway glaciation would develop if less: runaway greenhouse effect would develop - asteroid and comet collision rates (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: ecosystem balances would be destroyed if less: crust would contain too little of certain life-essential elements - mass of body colliding with primordial earth (9) (0 = 0.002)
if greater: Earth's orbit and form would be too greatly disturbed for life if lesser: Earth's atmosphere would be too thick for life; moon would be too small to fulfill its life-sustaining role - timing of above collision (9) (p = 0.05)
if earlier: Earth's atmosphere would be too thick for life; moon would be too small to fulfill its life-sustaining role if later: Earth's atmosphere would be too thin for life; sun would be too luminous for subsequent life - oxygen to nitrogen ratio in atmosphere (25) (p = 0.1)
if greater: advanced life functions would proceed too rapidly if lesser: advanced life functions would proceed too slowly - carbon dioxide level in atmosphere (21) (p = 0.01)
if greater: runaway greenhouse effect would develop if less: plants would be unable to maintain efficient photosynthesis - water vapor quantity in atmosphere (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: runaway greenhouse effect would develop if less: rainfall would be too meager for advanced land life - atmospheric electric discharge rate (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: fires would be too frequent and widespread for life if less: too little nitrogen would be fixed in the atmosphere - ozone quantity in atmosphere (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: surface temperatures would be too low for life; insufficient UV radiation for life if less: surface temperatures would be too high for life; UV radiation would be too intense for life - oxygen quantity in atmosphere (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: plants and hydrocarbons would burn up too easily, destabilizing Earth's ecosystem if less: advanced animals would have too little to breathe - seismic activity (16) (p = 0.1)
if greater: life would be destroyed; ecosystem would be damaged if less: nutrients on ocean floors from river runoff would not be recycled to continents through tectonics; not enough carbon dioxide would be released from carbonate buildup - volcanic activity (26)
if lower: insufficient amounts of carbon dioxide and water vapor would be returned to the atmosphere; soil mineralization would be insufficient for life advanced life support if higher: advanced life would be destroyed; ecosystem would be damaged - rate of decline in tectonic activity (26) (p = 0.1)
if slower: crust conditions would be too unstable for advanced life if faster: crust nutrients would be inadequate for sustained land life - rate of decline in volcanic activity (9) (p = 0.1)
if slower: crust and surface conditions would be unsuitable for sustained land life if faster: crust and surface nutrients would be inadequate for sustained land life - oceans-to-continents ratio (11) (p = 0.2)
if greater: diversity and complexity of life-forms would be limited if smaller: same result - rate of change in oceans-to-continents ratio (9) (p = 0.1)
if smaller: land area would be insufficient for advanced life if greater: change would be too radical for advanced life to survive - distribution of continents (10) (p = 0.3)
if too much in the Southern Hemisphere: sea-salt aerosols would be insufficient to stabilize surface temperature and water cycle; increased seasonal differences would limit the available habitats for advanced land life - frequency and extent of ice ages (9) (p = 0.1)
if lesser: Earth's surface would lack fertile valleys essential for advanced life; mineral concentrations would be insufficient for advanced life. if greater: Earth would experience runaway freezing - soil mineralization (9) (p = 0.1)
if nutrient poorer: diversity and complexity of lifeforms would be limited if nutrient richer: same result - gravitational interaction with a moon (17) (p = 0.1)
if greater: tidal effects on the oceans, atmosphere, and rotational period would be too severe for life if lesser: orbital obliquity changes would cause climatic instabilities; movement of nutrients and life from the oceans to the continents and vice versa would be insufficient for life; magnetic field would be too weak to protect life from dangerous radiation - Jupiter distance (18) (p = 0.1)
if greater: Jupiter would be unable to protect Earth from frequent asteroid and comet collisions if lesser: Jupiter’s gravity would destabilize Earth's orbit - Jupiter mass (19) (p = 0.1)
if greater: Jupiter’s gravity would destabilize Earth's orbit 9 if lesser: Jupiter would be unable to protect Earth from asteroid and comet collisions - drift in (major) planet distances (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: Earth's orbit would be destabilized if less: asteroid and comet collisions would be too frequent for life - major planet orbital eccentricities (18) (p = 0.05)
if greater: Earth's orbit would be pulled out of life support zone - major planet orbital instabilities (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: Earth's orbit would be pulled out of life support zone - atmospheric pressure (9) (p = 0.1)
if smaller: liquid water would evaporate too easily and condense too infrequently to support life if greater: inadequate liquid water evaporation to support life; insufficient sunlight would reach Earth's surface; insufficient UV radiation would reach Earth's surface - atmospheric transparency (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: too broad a range of solar radiation wavelengths would reach Earth's surface for life support if lesser: too narrow a range of solar radiation wavelengths would reach Earth's surface for life support - chlorine quantity in atmosphere (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: erosion rate and river, lake, and soil acidity would be too high for most life forms; metabolic rates would be too high for most life forms if lesser: erosion rate and river, lake, and soil acidity would be too low for most life forms; metabolic rates would be too low for most life forms - iron quantity in oceans and soils (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: iron poisoning would destroy advanced life if lesser: food to support advanced life would be insufficient if very small: no life would be possible - tropospheric ozone quantity (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: advanced animals would experience respiratory failure; crop yields would be inadequate for advanced life; ozone-sensitive species would be unable to survive if smaller: biochemical smog would hinder or destroy most life - stratospheric ozone quantity (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: not enough LTV radiation would reach Earth's surface to produce food and life-essential vitamins if lesser: too much LTV radiation would reach Earth's surface, causing skin cancers and reducing plant growth - mesospheric ozone quantity (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: circulation and chemistry of mesospheric gases would disturb relative abundance of life-essential gases in lower atmosphere if lesser: same result - frequency and extent of forest and grass fires (24) (p = 0.01)
if greater: advanced life would be impossible if lesser: accumulation of growth inhibitors, combined with insufficient nitrification, would make soil unsuitable for food production - quantity of soil sulfur (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: plants would be destroyed by sulfur toxins, soil acidity, and disturbance of the nitrogen cycle if lesser: plants would die from protein deficiency - biomass to comet-infall ratio (9) (p = 0.01)
if greater: greenhouse gases would decline, triggering runaway freezing if lesser: greenhouse gases would accumulate, triggering runaway greenhouse effect - quantity of sulfur in planet's core (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: solid inner core would never form, disrupting magnetic field if smaller: solid inner core formation would begin too soon, causing it to grow too rapidly and extensively, disrupting magnetic field - quantity of sea-salt aerosols (9) (p = 0.1)
if greater: too much and too rapid cloud formation over the oceans would disrupt the climate and atmospheric temperature balances if smaller: insufficient cloud formation; hence, inadequate water cycle; disrupts atmospheric temperature balances and hence the climate - dependency factors (estimate 100,000,000,000)
- longevity requirements (estimate .00001)
Total Probability = 1:1099 |
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| | From: Aalie- | Sent: 3/16/2005 5:02 PM |
Yes Thank you Arlene, He's Got the whole world in His hands!!!! love, Aalie |
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