Read "Rare Earth" by Peter Ward and Don Brownlee, or "The privileged planet" by
Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay Richards. Both books make the point that our large
moon stabilizes the inclination of earth's axis, thereby stabilizing earth's
climte and seasons. Both books speculate that having a large moon is a
prerequisite for complex life to exist on a planet.
--- Debbie Mann <deborahjmann@insightbb.com> wrote:
> What would happen if we didn't have a moon. I heard on Discovery that it
> stabilizes the orbit. And what would happen if the earth rotated at a
> different speed - other than changing the lengths of the days? Would it
> destabilize anything?
>
> Debbie Mann
> (765) 477-1776
>
>
Bill Hamilton
William E. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
586.986.1474 (work) 248.652.4148 (home) 248.303.8651 (mobile)
"...If God is for us, who is against us?" Rom 8:31
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