Re: the moons size coincidence?

"Hayley" <cambs.home@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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the amazing coincidence that the moon is exactly the right size to
exactly cover the sun about 6 times a decade to give us a spectacular
eclipse
seems almost to much to believe that it really is a coincidence,

It is a coincidence, and one that we are fortunate enough to be able to experience. As the Moon gradually moves further away, the frequency of annular eclipses will gradually increase until, at some distant date, totality will no longer be possible.

Bill Kelly <wekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think this goes along with the fact that the earth is in the ideal
spot in it's distance from the sun to produce the ideal tempurature, and
various other life preserving conditions.

Base about apex. Life (of this form) was able to evolve here because the conditions were/are suitable for it to evolve. Fairly obviously it is only where life evolves that there is the possibility of life-forms speculating about the coincidences that led to it being possible; there is no need to invoke a deity.

It is by God's design.

Possibly, but that is off topic for this newsgroup (Clue: the "sci" in its name stands for "science").


Best,
Stephen

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