Opus 2026-308: Universal Power Outage

One of the arguments for the universe having a designer is what is called Fine Tuning.  Last I heard there are about 200 very precise measurements that must be in place simultaneously in order for the conditions for life to exist.  Most of them regard physics that I have no clue on but one has to do with graivity.  Gravity I don’t claim to understand but I can wrap my head around it.  I have dropped things on my toe a few times.

A recent power outage in our neighborhood got me to thinking about Fine Tuning.  I began to reflect on all the possible reasons why we lost power.  I could think of many from a drunk driving into a power pole to a key employee not showing up to work to press a vital button.  What became clear was how intricate and complicated our power grid really is.  It would not take much to bring it to a halt.  When that happens the fans stop, ovens stop baking, A/C takes a break and the list goes on.  Unless you are half way through a delicate recipe or on life support the damage caused by a power outage are in the minor range.

There are Four Fundamental Forces
        Gravity
        The Electromagnetic Force
        The Weak Nuclear Force
        The Strong Nuclear Force

The only one I have any concept of is gravity.

What happens if gravity goes off.  If you are a believer in evolution, not God and the concept of random chance, then this should be a real possibility to consider.  You should be afraid, very afraid.  What if the great roulette wheel in the sky decided to take a nap for a few hours on gravity?  

The first thing you would notice, and possibly the last, would be that anything not tied down would go flying up into the air, including you.  Imagine a rock tied to a string 3,000 miles long spinning at 1,000 MPH.  It is possible this would be the last awareness you would have because you would go flying up against the ceiling hard enough to crush every bone in your body.  

What would be the next observation?  Let’s assume that you were secured in an electric chair so you would go nowhere.  You would not notice anything for long because the atmosphere you are breathing would begin to expand.  There would be nothing left to breathe.  The planet earth would make an immediate detour heading away from its circular orbit and heading straight out into space.  So would every other planet in the solar system.  It would be possible there might be a race between the earth freezing and being burned up as the Sun, without gravity, began to spread out into the universe.

Then what if the Great Jokester in the Sky decided it was enough and turned gravity back on?  I am afraid it would be too late for us and earth.

Basically it would be the end of all things as we know them.  That is okay.  We would not live long enough to mourn the loss.  So you had better hope that there is a God and that Jesus is paying attention as He monitors the universe.  Chance is a tricky thing.  If you have ever had one of those moments when someone runs a red light and almost takes you out, you will have an idea of how fragile things can be.

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