Describe five or more examples of the "anthropic principle."How does the anthropic principle support Intelligent Design? I601 - 02-6

The late astrophysicist and atheist Fred Hoyle admitted. "A commonsense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superlntellect has monkeyed with physics. as well as chemistry and biology. and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about In nature."Distance from the Sun. Our planet is situated in a very limited band within the solar system where life is possible; five percent closer to the sun and we would have a run-away greenhouse effect like the planet Venus with temperatures reaching 900 degree Fahrenheit. Twenty percent further away from the sun and we would be covered with a cloud of carbon dioxide and become a frozen wasteland like the planet Mars. As a result of our position in the Solar System, we are also protected by large outer planets.

Job:4-6 [KJV] “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? hereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof”

Axial Tilt The moon stabilizes our planet and it its tilt and rotation; without it, no complex life would be possible on Earth.

Surface gravity If the surface gravitational pull were stronger only small forms of life would be possible. A weaker pull would allow our atmosphere to escape.

Thickness of the crust Plate tectonics play a major role in shaping the earth. The book “Rare Earth” has great detail about plate tectonics and continental drift.

Electromagnetic Force EMF holds the atom together; slightly weaker and the nuclei would not hold together, slightly stronger and heavier elements would not be possible. These forces do so much more and are in a perfect balance, chance? I think not.

Magnetic field Without our magnetic field, Earth would be bombarded cosmic radiation, and solar wind slowly scraping away the atmosphere.

When I hear unbeliever’s bloviate about creation being by the fad of the day rather than the Creator Romans 1:18-21 comes to mind “and their foolish heart was darkened” as does Job 40:2 “Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”

I am in awe of the indisputable proof of design in this planet we call home. Statically we are unique and blessed to have our God designed home. Given what an awesome planet Earth is, one can only imagine the home Jesus has been working on for us these nearly two thousand years. 2 Corinthians 4:18 “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

References:

“The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery”, Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards
“Technology and the Bible”, Chuck Missler
“Genesis”, Chuck Missler
“DNA by Design” Stephen C. Meyer, PhD
”Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe” Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee
Holy Bible King James Version [KJV]