Martian Water

Topic Notes

• Welcome!
• Big Discovery! Water on Mars!
• Dave uses hyperbole?
• Is there life on Mars?
• Life is a lot more complex than “just add water”
• What of this water on Mars?
• This water is not standing water.
• Nor is it drinkable
• What exactly is “briny”?
• Water is 2 parts Hydrogen
• But there 2 different types of Hydrogen. Normal Hydrogen and Deuterium
• Mars began with five times the water it currently has
• Dave describes briny
• Over billions of years, Mars has become LESS habitable and the Earth has become MORE habitable.
• Is this an accident?
• Overview of Complexity vs Specificity
• There are MANY MANY things that are required for life in the Universe
• Life in the Universe is like Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
• Just because the environment is right for life, doesn’t mean there is life
• What about something other than Carbon / Water based life?
• Water = Best solvent
• Carbon Compounds are apparently the best of all possible carriers of complex information.
• Is the Earth a lonely speck in the Universe? Are we really alone?
• Did the Church persecute Copernicus? uh, NO!
• Copernicus actually dedicated his book to the pope
• The Church has historically been behind discovery and science.
• Why do we need church?
• BIBLE CONTRADICTION via “An Incredible Interactive Chart of Biblical Contradictions” from Patheos.com
  Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
  • Exodus 31:18 vs. 1 Kings 8:9

Links

Article: Water Does Not Equal Habitability by Jeff Zweerink
Article: Fine Tuning for Life in the Universe by Hugh Ross

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