Page 37 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya

the universe would be far smaller and its life history far shorter. An aver-
age star would have a mass a trillion times less than the sun and a life
span of about one year. On the other hand, if gravity had been less pow-
erful, no stars or galaxies would have ever formed. The other relation-
ships and values are no less critical. If the strong force had been just
slightly weaker, the only element that would be stable would be hydro-
gen. No other atoms could exist. If it had been slightly stronger in rela-
tion to electromagnetism, then an atomic nucleus consisting of only two
protons would be a stable feature of the universe-which would mean
there would be no hydrogen, and if any stars or galaxies evolved, they

would be very different from the way they are. Clearly, if these various
forces and constants did not have precisely the values they do, there
would be no stars, no supernovae, no planets, no atoms, no life. 14

The Distances between Celestial Bodies:
The distribution of celestial bodies in space and the enormous
spaces between them are essential to the existence of life on Earth. The
distances between celestial bodies have been set out in a calculation

compatible with a great many powerful universal forces in such a way
as to support life on Earth. In his book Nature's Destiny Michael Denton
describes the distance between supernovae and stars:

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