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have been marshaled in the service of human life. In Nature's Destiny,
Michael Denton describes in detail the essential role that these radioactive el-
ements, such as uranium, play in the formation of the Earth's geological struc-
ture. Naturally occurring radioactivity is closely associated with the fact that
the Earth's core is able to retain its heat. That heat is what keeps the core,
which consists of iron and nickel, liquid. This liquid core is the source of the
Earth's magnetic field which, as we have seen elsewhere, helps shield the
planet from dangerous radiation and particles from space while performing
other functions as well. Even the inert gases and elements such as the rare-
earth metals, none of which seem to be involved in the support of life, are
apparently there because of the demands of ensuring that the range of natu-
rally-occurring elements would extend as far as uranium. 99
In short, it is safe to say that all the elements whose existence we know
of serve some function in human life. Not one of them is either superfluous
or purposeless. This situation is further evidence that the universe was creat-
ed by Allah for mankind.

Conclusion
Every physical and chemical property of the universe that we have exam-
ined turns out to be exactly what it needs to be in order for life to exist. And
yet in this book we have only scratched the surface of the overwhelming ev-