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same process, they’d turn the Earth into a lifeless planet. If
both produced oxygen, for instance, in a very short time the
atmosphere would acquire highly flammable properties, and
the tiniest spark would cause fires on a massive scale. Most
of the dry land would burn. If, on the other hand, both life
forms produced carbon dioxide, oxygen in the atmosphere
would quickly be used up and all life forms that continued to
respire would suffocate.

However, God has balanced life forms so perfectly that
the oxygen in the air remains constant, at the ideal ratio cru-
cial to life. According to Lovelock, this ratio is “at a point
where risk and benefit nicely balance.”
The mix of atmospheric gases is balanced, with each oc-
curring at its ideal quantity. Even carbon dioxide, useless to
us, is a very important substance because it prevents some of

the infrared sunlight reflected by the Earth from escaping
back into space, and thus assists heat retention. Biological
and tectonic processes on the Earth preserve the balance of
atmospheric gases vital for life, and have done so for millions
of years. Yet another fact that proves the existence of God,
Who has created this flawless order.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been calculated to
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increase the average surface temperature by 35 C (95 F).
This means that if there was no atmospheric CO , the Earth’s
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average temperature would be -21 C (-5.8 F) instead of 14 o
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C (57.2 F). All oceans would freeze over. Most larger life
forms would cease to exist.

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