Sunlight And Water: Uniquely Fit to Sustain Life

Intelligent Design the Future

Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture

Science, Philosophy, Astronomy, Society & Culture, Life Sciences

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🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

f the sun didn't power the photosynthesis of green plants, we wouldn't be breathing right now. And without the finely tuned properties of water, Earth would be a frozen, lifeless wasteland. Coincidence? Or is something else at work? On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid continues his ongoing series with Dr. Jonathan McLatchie unpacking the many features of our planet and the cosmos that allow for advanced life like ours to exist. Here, the discussion turns to the life-friendly properties of sunlight and water. Source

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0:00.0	I d the future a podcast about evolution and intelligent design
0:12.2	welcome back to I d the. I'm your host Andrew McDermott. Today my guest is Dr.
0:17.4	Jonathan McClatchy to continue our ongoing series unpacking the many features of the
0:22.1	universe that are finely tuned to allow for advanced life to exist and to flourish.
0:27.0	Dr McClatchy is a fellow and resident biologist at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture.
0:33.0	He was previously an assistant professor at Sadler College in Boston, where he lectured biology for four years.
0:40.0	McClatchi holds a bachelor's degree in forensic biology, a master's degree in
0:44.4	evolutionary biology, a second master's degree in medical and molecular bioscience,
0:49.2	and a PhD in evolutionary biology. His research interests include the scientific evidence of design and nature,
0:56.7	arguments for the existence of God, and New Testament scholarship.
1:01.1	Jonathan is also founder and director of Talk About Doubts.com.
1:05.8	Jonathan welcome back. Great to be here. Thanks for having me. Well in our last
1:11.1	chat we discussed your articles highlighting the life-friendly properties of carbon and other non-metal atoms.
1:17.0	Today, we're unpacking your coverage of the properties of water and sunlight.
1:22.0	Now, for some, these topics may sound familiar if they've read the work of
1:25.7	biochemist Michael Denton and at the end of this episode we'll let you know which of Denton's books
1:30.8	to read to dive deeper into these amazing examples of the fitness of the planet to accommodate life.
1:38.0	On this podcast, I Do the Future, we try to strike a balance between general discussion of intelligent design and evolution, as well as the more technical aspects of the evidence.
1:48.0	I think there's definitely room for both.
1:51.0	Biochemist Michael B. He writes that in order to understand the barriers to evolution, we have to bite the bullet of complexity. He also says to appreciate that complexity, you've got to experience it. That's why it's amazing to have our team of resident
2:05.3	scientists on the show regularly to give us a feel for the complexity at the heart of design
2:10.7	in biology.
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