Musings

It is becoming clear to me and many researchers that over time, the Moon has had an extraordinary effect on things here on Earth. The picture that is emerging from these loony ideas is that it may be a mandatory type of satellite for any world that might harbor intelligent life (as we know it).

The real Genesis story goes something like this:

In the beginning, the Earth was without form and void. It condensed into a planetary body about 4.5 billion years ago, and was smashed by a planetoid about the size of the planet Mars around one hundred million years later, creating a dense ring of debris that circled our planet much like the rings of Saturn. As this ring slowly consolidated into a ball of lava, the Earth (and the Moon) continued to be pummeled by water-rich comets that may have contained primitive life forms. These had evolved within the comets, as many had liquid cores and plenty of Amino Acids at the time.

When things settled out about a billion years later, the Moon circled the Earth much closer than it is today. Back then, it took only 20 days to circle our planet, and a day on earth only lasted about eighteen hours.

Now, over time the core of the earth should have cooled down to the point that convection currents in the magma should have stalled. However, the tidal effects of the moon (and Sun) has added sufficient heat to the natural nuclear reactor at the core of our planet that it has never completely cooled, and therefore, life on Earth was protected from the solar wind by the magnetic field that is generated by the planet's liquid core.

Our planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, never had a moon like ours, and do not have a magnetic umbrella. This is why they are devoid of life.

An additional benefit of our Moon's tidal effect is on our oceans. Coupled with our water-rich atmosphere that protects us from ultraviolet radiation from outer space, it allowed life to evolve from primitive viruses and bacteria into multi-cellular organisms. In addition, the Moon stabilizes Earth's rotation preventing dramatic movements of the poles and associated climate swings that might have doomed any chance for life to take hold, let alone evolve.

On the downside, we have a slug of volcanoes, both active and extinct (along with plate tectonics), that result from the same phenomena. On the upside, these volcanoes provided the nutrients that allowed life to thrive.

However, they have periodically gotten out of hand. Most of the mass extinction events on our planet are not due to impacts of interstellar debris, but instead, volcanic eruptions. During these events, the CO 2 released by volcanoes into the air dwarfed anything that humans have done or will do, and elevated temperatures to the point that life nearly disappeared.

They can still do so today. It is estimated that the planet has had over 10,000 volcanoes. Of these, over 1500 are active, eighty of which are under water. Of the remainder, about 20% may be dormant. The rest are extinct.

So, our Pagan ancestors and the Indians were right after all. The Sun and the Moon are the givers of life. I find it interesting to think about these things, and I hope you do too!For UFO fans, a well-reasoned speculation about life on Earth is found here: Alternative View