Improbable Planet, Hugh Ross
Improbable Planet, Hugh Ross
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Improbable Planet
How Earth Became Humanity's Home

Author: Hugh Ross

Narrator: Hugh Ross

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2017


Synopsis

The Latest Scientific Discoveries Point to an Intentional Creator Most of us remember the basics from science classes about how Earth came to be the only known planet that sustains complex life. But what most people don't know is that the more thoroughly researchers investigate the history of our planet, the more astonishing the story of our existence becomes. The number and complexity of the astronomical, geological, chemical, and biological features recognized as essential to human existence have expanded explosively within the past decade. An understanding of what is required to make possible a large human population and advanced civilizations has raised profound questions about life, our purpose, and our destiny. Are we really just the result of innumerable coincidences? Or is there a more reasonable explanation? This fascinating book helps nonscientists understand the countless miracles that undergird the exquisitely fine-tuned planet we call home--as if Someone had us in mind all along.

About Hugh Ross

Hugh Ross is founder and president of Reasons To Believe. He is the author of many books, including The Creator and the Cosmos, More Than a Theory, and Why the Universe Is the Way It Is. An astronomer, Ross has addressed students and faculty on over 300 campuses in the United States and abroad on a wide variety of science-faith topics. From science conferences to churches to government labs, Ross presents powerful evidence for a purpose-filled universe. He lives in the Los Angeles area.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Allen on September 07, 2018

This is an improbably long list of cherry picked proof texts that could have been significantly shortened and reworked to be accessible to the casual reader, but rather it is more like a constant droning of mental noise. The book's title is almost sufficient to show the author's point. THE GIST: The......more

Goodreads review by Adam on November 01, 2018

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was interesting and well-written. It kept my attention while wading through some pretty deep scientific explanations of how the Earth was specially prepared to host the human race. The book assumes the earth/universe is billions of years old, so if you don't hold t......more

Goodreads review by J.J. on June 08, 2017

If you are scientifically minded you will love this book. Before picking up this book, it would really help if you were at least familiar with cosmology, the life sciences and geology in order to appreciate the full spectrum and flow of thought. The book was touted as the most up-to-date treatise on......more

Goodreads review by Luke on April 03, 2017

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 s......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on June 27, 2024

Disclaimer: my review is done as an as-of-yet young-earth-inclined evangelical Christian persuaded that the age of the earth is of considerably less importance than the rhetoric associated with my position would generally allow. I had to (try to) suspend judgment on the basis of my own predisposition......more