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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
April 6, 2023

Categories
Biology
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, Anthropic Principle, astrobiology, black holes, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmological constant, fundamental forces, geophysics, habitability, hydrogen, intelligent design, life, physical constants, physicists, Science and Faith in Dialogue, solar system, universe}

Local Fine-Tuning and Habitable Zones

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
April 6, 2023

Biology, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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In considering fine-tuning, physicists assume that the constants and initial conditions (and possibly the physical laws) could have been different. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 19, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, astrobiology, California, earth, Enceladus, freezing, Goldilocks Zone, Jupiter, Michael Denton, NASA, Neptune, Purdue University, salt, Saturn, The Miracle of Man, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, University of Copenhagen, water}

Salt of the Earth Regulates Habitability

_{David Coppedge
December 19, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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A planet needs more than location in a habitable zone. It needs the right ingredients, and salt has a surprising role. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 19, 2022

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, Cosmic Habitable Age, dark energy, earth, Freeman Dyson, Guillermo Gonzalez, Jay Richards, Michael Denton, Moon, Privileged Species, solar system, sun, The Anthropic Cosmological Principle, The Privileged Planet, universe}

Intelligent Design and Cosmic Fine-Tuning

_{David Coppedge
October 19, 2022

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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In combination, the factors mentioned here and in my last two posts constrain the “cosmic habitable age” to narrower dimensions. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 30, 2022

Categories
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, biosignatures, birds, cosmos, dolphins, extraterrestrial life, Forensics, intelligence, intelligent life, intention, National Geographic, space aliens}

The Silence of the Space Aliens

_{David Coppedge
August 30, 2022

Planetology, Rare Earth

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The SEETI thinkers are looking for signs of intention. Even in global death, they believe they could separate natural causes from intelligent causes. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 29, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, astrobiology, Astrobiology Magazine, calcium, carbon, earth, elements, hydrogen, intelligence, intelligent design, magnesium, Mars, microbes, minerals, NASA, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, Robert Hazen, Stephen Jay Gould, sulfur, The Privileged Planet, Titan}

Rare Earth: How Vital Minerals “Evolve”

_{David Coppedge
August 29, 2022

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Planetology, Rare Earth

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It's intriguing that life as we know it depends on a seemingly un-natural distribution of minerals. Read More ›

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Date
January 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Rare Earth
Tagged
, bacteria, biophysics, Cambrian Explosion, eukaryotes, evolution, geochemistry, geophysics, heme, hemoglobin, Howard Glicksman, intelligent design, iron, Mars, nutrients, oceans, Oxford University, oxygen, PNAS, supernova, toxicity, Washington University}

No Iron, No Life: Intelligent Design in Iron Availability

_{Science & Culture
January 25, 2022

Biology, Geophysics, Origin of Life, Rare Earth

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As an exercise, count the number of lucky breaks that had to occur for the evolutionary story to work. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
April 14, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __cedited, American Scientist, astrobiology, Christopher McKay, Discovery Institute, earth, extraterrestrial intelligence, extraterrestrial life, galactic habitable zone, Hugh Ross, Icarus, intelligent design, Jay Richards, meteorites, Milky Way, Science (journal), SETI, solar system, The Privileged Planet, University of Washington}

Rare Earth at Twenty — And My Connection

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
April 14, 2020

Astronomy, Planetology, Rare Earth

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In principle, the conjoining of the many Rare Earth factors could overwhelm the available probabilistic resources and serve as evidence for Earth’s design. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
May 23, 2019

Categories
Environment & Climate
Geophysics
Origin of Life
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __nedited, Alfred Wegener, Aristotle, biodiversity, Continental Drift, Copernicus, Darwinists, desert, Donald Brownlee, earth, exoplanets, heliocentrism, magnetic field, Mars, Milky Way, Peter Ward, plate tectonics, sun, Venus, volcanism}

Plate Tectonics: Why Life Is Served on Plates

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
May 23, 2019

Environment & Climate, Geophysics, Origin of Life, Planetology, Rare Earth

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The ground under your feet is literally moving. The continents are drifting apart near an average rate of one inch per year. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
March 28, 2019

Categories
Astronomy
Cosmology
Geology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __k-review, astrobiology, Children of Light, cosmic fine-tuning, earth, exoplanets, Fire-Maker, fossil fuels, intelligent design, Jay Richards, John Gribbin, Michael Denton, minerals, Moon, Peter Ward, Robert Hazen, solar eclipse, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, University of Washington}

On the 15th Anniversary of The Privileged Planet: An Update

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
March 28, 2019

Astronomy, Cosmology, Geology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Rare Earth

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The basic thesis of TPP is that the best places for intelligent observers are also the best places for observing. Read More ›

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Date
March 5, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __k-review, Bronze Age, calcium, carbon, collagen, Donald Brownlee, Enceladus, Europa, hydrogen, intelligent design, Iron Age, Jupiter, magnesium, Michael Denton, Milky Way, nitrogen, oxygen, Periodic Table, Peter Ward, phosphorus, potassium, rare earth elements, Saturn, Science (journal), sodium, Stone Age, sulfur, supernova, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, Vanderbilt University}

Rare Earth Elements and Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
March 5, 2019

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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Can we explain human technology merely by supernova explosions and blind chance? In rare earth elements, we find hints of a better explanation. Read More ›