Welcome to Science, Scripture, and Salvation, a radio ministry of the Institute for Creation Research. In this program, we want to encourage you in your Christian faith by showing how scientific evidence supports the Bible, particularly the Genesis account. The book of Genesis lays the foundation for all matters addressed in the rest of the Bible. The nature of God, His sovereignty in creation, man's purpose, sin, marriage, family, and why we need a Savior are all introduced and explained in Genesis. When we see that the first and most foundational book of the Bible can be trusted in all matters, including science, it builds confidence in the rest of the inspired word all the way to Revelation.
I'm Frank Sherwin, Zoologist and Research Associate with the Institute for Creation Research. Join me for today's show of Science, Scripture, and Salvation. Psalm 111 says, The works of the LORD are great, sought out among all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honorable and glorious. He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered.
Physical scientists have long known about the fundamental constants and quantities of the universe.
Now, these values are persistent independent of location in the universe. For example, there's the speed of light, which is a fundamental constant, as well as Planck's constant. Regarding the particle-wave duality of light, there is the Boltzmann constant, the permittivity of the free space, the mass of the electron, the elementary charge, and many others. Each of these measurements reflects the divine hand of the Creator. Consider gravity, for example.
The force of gravity is determined by the gravitational constant. If this constant varied by just one in ten to the sixtieth parts, We simply would not exist. Simply put, our universe permits physical interactive life only because these and many other numbers have been exquisitely and independently balanced. How did such incredibly fine tuned numbers come about? By chance and time?
Or by plan and purpose. Secular scientists have come to the uncomfortable conclusion that each of these numbers are found in an exceedingly narrow life permitting range. If any one of these numbers were altered even by a hair's breadth, there would be no life. No stars or planets. Two secular authors stated in their twenty fourteen text, and I quote Earth is neither central nor special we inhabit no unique place in the universe.
But fellow evolutionist John Gribben disagrees, having written a twenty eleven book entitled Alone in the Universe Why Our Planet is Unique. Additionally, creation scientists maintain Earth is very unique. In nineteen seventy six, Morrison Clark stated, As far as the Scriptures are concerned, they teach unequivocally that Earth is uniquely the abode of man. Psalm one fifteen and verse sixteen says The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's, but the earth hath He given to the children of men. It seems grotesque and blasphemous, Morris and Clark continue, to suggest that the tragedy of Calvary's cross should be repeated on millions of other planets for the benefit of other unknown and hypothetical members of God's creation.
Well, contrary to what evolutionary atheists intensely yearn for, there aren't likely as many places to live outside of Earth as earlier hoped. In fact, the Penn State Science website stated in April of 2015: After searching a hundred thousand galaxies for signs of highly advanced extraterrestrial life, A team of scientists using observations from NASA's Orbiting WISE, that is the Wide Field Infra-Red Survey Explorer, has found no evidence of advanced civilizations in them. ⁇ How disappointing this must be for the secular cosmologists who desperately want advanced life to be common in the cosmos, an inevitable outcome of random evolutionary processes Yeah. the lack of finding signs of intelligent life flies in the face of the secular evolutionary world view that insists that because there are so many planets that are being discovered by astronomers, that life in some form must exist out there. But just as previously mentioned, that doesn't seem to be the case.
Well, like Darwinists documenting transitional forms, some space researchers have resorted to using computer simulations to argue for aliens existing somewhere in the cosmos. Our own little solar system occupies just a tiny portion of the Milky Way galaxy. NOLA Redd of Live Science said in May of twenty sixteen, and I quote The hunt for signs of alien life in the solar system may be much tougher than researchers had thought, thanks to the damaging effects of radiation. Evolutionist Redd continues, saying Objects in the solar system are bathed in radiation from the sun and large planets such as Jupiter, but the largest doses come from galactic cosmic rays which stream in from far away sources such as exploding stars.
Well, non-evolutionist asks, does this sound like the inevitability of life out there? Looking carefully at what it takes for life to exist on Earth, scientists are realizing just how unique this planet is. Evolutionist Tom Garrison stated in 2013: What is extraordinary, he says, is a happy combination of circumstances. Our planet's orbit is roughly circular around a relatively stable star. Earth is large enough to hold an atmosphere, but not so large that its gravity would overwhelm.
Its neighborhood is tranquil. Supernova have not seared its surface with radiation. Our planet generates enough warmth to recycle its interior and generate the raw materials of atmosphere and ocean, but not so hot that lava fills vast lowlands or roasts complex molecules. This certainly sounds like the divine hand of a creator and not just a happy combination of circumstances.
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Order your copy from the Institute for Creation Research by calling 800-628-7640 or visiting icr.org. That's 800-628-7640 or visiting icr.org. Welcome back to Science, Scripture, and Salvation, a radio ministry of the Institute for Creation Research. Two authors reported in 2001 regarding a French astrophysicist who discovered that the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn keep the Earth's orbit from becoming chaotic. Without the orbital stability produced by Jupiter and Saturn, the Earth's orbit would make extreme changes, causing instability in our climate and making the Earth uninhabitable.
Well, in May of 2016, Imperial College London reported that fewer-than-predicted planets may be capable of harboring life because their atmospheres keep them too hot, new research suggests. The article went on to state: Dr. James Owen, Hubble Fellow and lead author of the study from the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, said, and I quote, It was previously assumed that planets with masses similar to Earth would be habitable simply because they were in the habitability zone.
However, when you consider how these planets evolve over billions of years, this assumption turns out not to be true.
Well, in other words, the downside is that the thick atmospheres of these Earth-sized planets would be subject to runaway greenhouse effect, scorching them. In December 2014, Science Daily reported that new research led by an astronomy graduate student at the University of Washington indicates there is some planets that may have long since lost their chance at hosting life because of intense heat during their formative years. Quote, there are many factors that would make a star system too hostile for life to even get started, let alone survive for any period long enough to evolve.
So what sort of star provides the perfect conditions for habitable planet elsewhere in the universe? In December twenty eleven, features editor Valerie Jamieson of New Scientist magazine gave a surprising favorable review to a book I mentioned earlier by John Gribben, entitled Alone in the Universe Why Our Planet is Unique. She said, quote, Gribbon's argument provides compelling as he ranges over issues of astrophysics, geology. Atmospheric chemistry and evolution, end quote. She further wrote of this thought-provoking and sobering book: quote: Although he cannot quantify exactly how the potential for life around those trillion, trillion other suns whittles down to zero, you can feel any optimism that ET is out there ebb away with each turn of the page, end quote.
A leading astronomer, Dr. Howard Smith, a senior astrophysicist at Harvard University. Has concluded there probably aren't any aliens out there, meaning that we are entirely alone in the universe. doctor Smith points out that many of these planets are either too close to their sun or too far away, meaning their surface temperatures are so extreme they could not support life. Others have unusual orbits which cause vast temperature variations, making it impossible for water to exist as a liquid, an essential element for life.
doctor Smith said We have found that most other planets and solar systems are wildly different from our own. They are very hostile to life as we know it. The new information we are getting suggests we could effectively be alone in the universe. And that was stated in late January of twenty eleven. Although evolutionary naturalism has failed to empirically document the molecules-to-man philosophy, it makes great strides in sparking the imagination.
For example, Hollywood continues to release futuristic evolution-based movies replete with eye-popping special effects and paper-thin plots. Such films and numerous television programs hadn't convinced many that little green men or aliens actually exist.
However, the Bible clearly states that we are alone in the universe except for the Lord Jesus Christ, the creator of this universe, of whom you and I can know personally as we put our faith and trust in him. Thank you for joining us on Science, Scripture, and Salvation, a radio ministry of the Institute for Creation Research. That's all the time we have for our program today, but we would love to connect with you through our website at icr.org. For over 45 years, ICR has equipped believers with evidence of the Bible's accuracy and authority by showing how science supports the Genesis creation account. Our scientists research the evidence for creation and communicate their findings through books, articles, DVD series, and conferences.
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