Where did the matter and energy come from?

John 10:10 writes:In John Gribbin’s review of Brian Greene's book "The Hidden Reality" in the WSJ, the review states there are two possibilities for why we live in a "just right" universe with a "just right" gravity. Using suits as an analogy, "either the suit has been specifically tailored for the client — made to measure — or he has visited a large store with an array of suits in all possible sizes, choosing the one right for him off the peg."The review goes on to say, "the best interpretation of the laws of physics as we understand them is that we live in an off-the-peg universe," yet gives no rational reasons why this is the best interpretation of the laws of physics!I find this statement astounding and without scientific merit. Would the laws of physics somehow work differently in a "tailor-made universe" than they would in an similar "off-the-peg universe?" The only universe that we can truly come to know and understand with some scientific certainty is the one we live in which has many other scientific constants that seem to be tailor-made just for man's existence. To favor a belief in a vast array of universes in order to come up with a tailor-made universe ignores the obvious better interpretation that only a divine Tailor could make such a tailor-made universe as we live in.But as you said, science rejects this conclusion, as do most at this forum.Blessings to those who know our Divine Tailor and to those who do not.

John 10:10 writes:My reply was to a Believer in our Divine Tailor.To those who choose not to believe,Rom 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

John 10:10 writes: As is explained in "The Hidden Reality," if the force of gravity were stronger than it is in our universe, but all other properties remained the same, stars would have to burn more fiercely to hold themselves up against the pull of gravity. They would use up their fuel more quickly and burn out in a few million years, not allowing time for life forms like us to evolve (not that I believe life forms on earth evolved to begin with) on planets orbiting those stars. So why should gravity, and the other properties of our universe, be "just right" for us to exist?Why not read the book for yourself and find out about all the other "just right" properties that this unbeliever explains that are necessary for us to exist?

John 10:10 writes:The quote was from John Gribbin's review of physicist Brian Greene's book "The Hidden Reality," not my quote.If you have a problem with his explanation of the "just right" properties this unbeliever explains are necessary for us to exist, you could look at this list of constants:Constants of Physics and MathematicsEither way you want to roll the dice, our Tailor-made universe/galaxy/solar system is unique with "just right" constants necessary for there to be life on earth as we know it.If you want to believe in "other life" out there somewhere that is somehow the same as ours, show us the science that proves with reasonable accuracy that life exists anywhere else in our universe?PS - Please don't show us the recent studies that are finding potential alien planets that are orbiting stars. Finding potential alien planets and actually showing life exists on these planets are two different things.

John 10:10 writes:And the science that shows to a high degree of accuracy that the universe was "not created" by a Divine Tailor to suit us is __________ ?Gribbin/Greene are the ones that misuse the laws of physics by implying they somehow work differently in a Tailor-made universe than in an off-the-peg universe.

John 10:10 writes:Here we have a universe suit that perfectly fits the earth client, and because the rest of the universe seems to be unfit for human habitation, you are telling us a REAL Divine Tailor would have done better!There are two truths that I know:There is a Tailor God, and I am not.Since you could have done better, let's see what you can do, not just opine.

John 10:10 writes:You are the one who said:

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The REAL Divine would have done better.

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How am I misrepresenting you when I ask you to show us how you would have done better?The rest of your post is just a red herring! No amount of "just right" constants would ever convince you that only a Divine Tailor could have created our just right solar system where life does exist.

John 10:10 writes:Ignore the truth of the REAL Divine Tailor who says He will create a new heaven and a new earth to your own destruction (Rev 20:15 - 21:1).But I'm sure John the Apostle never won any Pulitzer prizes for his scientific endeavors.

John 10:10 writes:So what would you have done better that this REAL Divine Tailor you don't believe in?

John 10:10 writes:WOW! How am I blaspheming GOD and the Holy Spirit by saying God crerated the universe to suit us as a habitable place for us to live in?

John 10:10 writes:It is hubris to not believe God created the universe so that He could give breath to people who live on the earth.

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Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it. (Isa 42:5)

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Yes, we build all kinds of things with the wisdom and creativeness that God gives to man. These man-made things do not come about by chance or accident, nor did God's Tailor-made universe.

John 10:10 writes:Since you said that 99.999% of the universe would kill us instantly if we tried to live out there somewhere, it seems obvious that a Divine Tailor has made the 0.001% called earth just right (I believe the % is much much higher than that) with an earth revolving around a just right sun at a just right distance with just right ingredients necessary for man's existance. But no amount of debating would ever convince you of this truth.

John 10:10 writes:The earth is in the "just right" eliptical orbit around the sun that enables us to have seasons. If placed in an larger or smaller eliptical orbit, the seasons would be either too hot or too cold. Where else in the Solar System could there be life? There are estimates that planets at distances between 0.84 and 1.7 AU could sustain life. That range includes the Earth (1.0 AU) and Mars (1.5 AU) but not Venus (0.7 AU). Venus today has such a giant greenhouse effect that its surface temperature is 470 degrees Centigrade - a bit on the high side for life. Mars is now very cold (on average -48 degrees Centigrade) but there has been flowing water on it in the past. Unless you think you can live reasonably in +470 C or - 48 C temperatures, the earth seems to be "just right" for most of the earth's inhabitants.The earth has enough "just right" ingredients necessary for man's existance, then God gives us wisdom to know the difference between the good ingredients and the bad ones. (Some seem to love the bad ingredients more than the good ones, to their own destruction.)The 0.001% was Catholic Scientist's math number, not mine. As I said, my % would have been much much higher.

John 10:10 writes: I corrected my error concering % of the universe that is unfit for life as we know it, but some did not catch this. I meant much much larger in the smaller direction; i.e., the % of the universe that is unfit for life as we know it is much much smaller than 0.001%.