Me: Are you enjoying the night?
Prodigal: Yes, I am. The stars are beautiful!
This is from the book Beyond Opinion: Living the Faith We Defend by Ravi Zacharias
Science has shown that many of the fundamental constants of nature, from the energy levels in the carbon atom to the rate at which the universe is expanding, have just the right values for life to exist. Change any of them just a little, and the universe would become hostile to life and incapable of supporting it.
For instance, Paul Davies tells us that if the ratio of the nuclear strong force to the electromagnetic force had been different by one part in 10 to the 16 power, no stars could have formed. Again, the ratio of the electromagnetic force-constant to the gravitational force-constant must be equally delicately balanced. Increase it by only one part in 10 to 40 power and only small stars can exist; decrease it by the same amount and there will only be large stars. Both large and small stars are needed; the large ones produce elements in their thermonuclear furnaces, and only the small ones burn long enough to sustain a planet with life.
Thank you God for all that is in place for us to even enjoy our Earth.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
