Another outing and another session of deep thought ~ this time it was about our planet’s position in the universe. Unlike all other planet’s that we currently know about, Earth seems to be the one that is perfectly located ~ why ...?
This pale
blue dot of ours occupies a location that is just the perfect distance from the
sun, known as the habitual zone, where water does not boil away or freeze
solid. If we were just a little closer to the sun, we could have ended up like
Venus, a burning hostile world. A little further away we would be like Mars,
cold, dry and lifeless.
But it is
not all about distance, Earth’s perfect rotation is equally important, it creates
day and night, if it was too slow, days would scorch, and nights would freeze, weather
systems and winds would be completely chaotic. Then there is the Moon which
plays the perfect role by stabilizing the Earth’s tilt, helping to keep our
seasons relatively stable. Even within the solar system, we have a giant perfect
protector in the form of Jupiter, which deflects many dangerous asteroids that
could otherwise head our way.
So, is all
of this a perfect design, or just a perfect accident where everything happened
to align perfectly...?
Maybe the
universe is not perfect, but for us on Earth it could feel like it is, but only
we humans on the surface, stopped our wars, unrest and poisoning, of what I
believe is a perfect accident.
Today’s
pics from the LaHave Islands and Rissers Beach, still searching
for that perfect photo ..!!
