Improbable Planet: How Earth Became Humanity's Home

This was the one of the best science/faith books I've ever read. Dr. Ross believes in the inerrancy of scripture and shows how modern science affirms this view by showing how improbable it would be for earth to support life without the intervention of the Christian God. A very well researched book.

Hugh Ross seeks to explain the origins of Earth through the lens of man's understanding of the world and it's workings. The problem is that you cannot do that if you believe in the inerrancy and truly God inspired nature of God's Word. Satan deceived Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 by asking, "Did God really say that?" Ross attempts to explain origins by asking the same thing today. Gods Word says to run away from false teaching... Run away. There is a book called"The Lie" by Ken Ham, read that instead.

The book "Improbable Planet" is a jaw-dropping work that takes the reader through the history of the development of our planet, from the beginning of our solar system through the geologic processes of today. The processes that scientists have discovered that our planet went through are just mind-blowing and only make sense if there was a Creator with a purpose guiding them. I HIGHLY recommend it. Check out my chapter-by-chapter review if you still need some convincing:

http://lukenixblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/book-review-improbable-planet-how-earth.html

Improbable Planet: How Earth Became Humanity's Home is an amazing read. I work with several project managers at my job, and they have shown me representations of the schedules of their various projects. These include the necessary order of numerous steps, deadlines for the steps, the goals of each step, and the final purpose. Many of the steps must be done together and within certain time periods; otherwise, the project will fail. If you have ever mapped out a project or have seen one mapped out, you may be familiar with Gantt charts and how complex they can be. As I was only a couple chapters into this book, I could not help but imagine the incredible complexity behind the project that God planned and executed perfectly to accomplish His purposes. The projects that I have seen at work do not compare to the project that was our planet. If it is reasonable to think that the smaller and less complex projects at work were the product of designers, then it is even more reasonable to understand the project that was our planet is the product of a Designer.

Dr. Ross skillfully brings numerous discoveries of numerous disciplines of science together to give the big picture of the project of our planet. He then shows from the Bible what the end purpose was, and how it all comes together into a cohesive worldview that ends with Christian evangelism. He shows how God did not merely start the process at the big bang and wait for natural processes to "accidentally" complete each step. Rather God initiated each step at the earliest moment possible after the previous step was completed, and while certain steps were being completed He was working on other necessary steps. He shows how it was necessary that each step be completed within precise boundaries and deadlines that, if crossed or missed, we would not exist.

Dr. Ross masterfully demonstrates God's patient yet highly active execution of His cosmic project. The argument from design in this book is awe-inspiring scientifically and theologically. The way the argument is presented makes it nearly impossible to be intellectually dismissed, especially by those even remotely involved in engineering or project management. I highly recommend that all Christians pick up a copy of this book. It will give you a new appreciation for the creation and the power, care, patience, and love of our Creator and Savior. It will also give you a tremendous tool to discuss and defend the truth of the Christian worldview from the latest discoveries in the hard sciences.

I especially recommend this volume to Christian apologists interested in arguments from design. This book takes the teleological argument to the next level. It goes beyond just identifying the finely-tuned constants of the universe to show how, even within a finely-tuned universe, in order for the arrival of advanced life such as humans, the processes that formed the final site of advanced life had to be meticulously planned and guided. The argument in the book appeals directly to what is known about the necessity of a designer behind projects, and implied throughout the book is the exponentially decreasing probabilistic resources available to the naturalist to explain our existence. Scientists, every day, are discovering new features of the history of our planet that cry out for a purposeful explanation. Improbable Planet needs to be in your personal library and part of your collection of tools to defend the truth that God created this universe and us for a purpose: to redeem us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

For more, check out my full, chapter-by-chapter review here: http://lukenixblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/book-review-improbable-planet-how-earth.html

Excellent