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Anthropic Constant 4

Here on earth the right level of carbon dioxide is maintained naturally in the earth’s atmosphere. This is another anthropic constant.

If the carbon dioxide levels were higher than it is now, a runaway greenhouse effect would develop, and we would all burn up.

If the levels were lower than it is now, plants would not be able to maintain efficient photosynthesis which would obstruct the growth of vegetation thus causing us all to suffocate.

Thankfully, the rugged filters work and buy the crew valuable time. Soon the time arrives to detach the crippled service module.

As the service module falls, the crew sees for the first time the extent of the damage: the oxygen tank explosion blew a twelve-by-six-foot of the side of the service module, tilted the fuel cells, and damaged an antenna.

Had an explosion less than half that magnitude occurred near the heat shield of the Command Module, it would have resulted in a catastrophic failure and loss of the entire crew.

Anthropic Constant 5

The gravity that is pulling the ship back to earth is still another anthropic constant. Its strength is quite terrifying pulling the spacecraft down to earth with a maximum velocity of 25,000 mph which is almost 7 miles per second.

If the gravitational force were altered by 0.00000000000000000000000000000001 percent, our sun would not exist, and therefore, neither would we.

Summary

These constants once again proclaim the majestic intellect of our God and King who enabled this universe to function with such precision and quality.

What other constants strongly point to an intelligent Designer?