Much faster than previously thought:
The precursor of our planet, the proto-Earth, formed within a time span of approximately five million years, shows a new study from the Centre for Star and Planet Formation (StarPlan) at the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen.
On an astronomical scale, this is extremely fast, the researchers explain.
If you compare the solar system’s estimated 4.6 billion years of existence with a 24-hour period, the new results indicate that the proto-Earth formed in what corresponds to about a minute and a half.
Thus, the results from StarPlan break with the traditional theory that the proto-Earth formed by random collisions between larger and larger planetary bodies throughout several tens of millions of years — equivalent to about 5-15 minutes out of the above-mentioned fictional 24 hours of formation.
Instead, the new results support a more recent, alternative theory about the formation of planets through the accretion of cosmic dust.
University of Copenhagen, “Earth formed much faster than previously thought, new study shows” at ScienceDaily
Paper. (open access)
Nothing seems to happen slower than previously thought. And the random collisions aren’t even in this version.
‘Random’ is the token word of the intellectually lazy.
As to this comment from the article in the OP:
In the following article by Hugh Ross, it is found that not only must the right chemicals be present on earth for the earth to be able to host life, but the chemicals must also be present on the earth in ‘specific abundances’.
We simply have no evidence “that extrasolar terrestrial planets will consistently manifest Earth-like chemical compositions”
Moreover, the solar system itself must be set up in such a way so as to enable life. Thus far, out of all the solar systems studied thus far, only our solar system is found to have the correct orbital features to enable life to be possible.
A solar system having, and maintaining, the correct orbital features for life is far harder than was presupposed:
Of related note. Anomalies in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation now strongly indicate that the earth and solar system have a far more significant position in the universe than was presupposed under the Copernican principle,
In other words, the “tiny temperature variations” in the CMBR, to the largest scale structures in the universe itself, reveal teleology, (i.e. a goal directed purpose, a plan, a reason), that specifically included the earth from the start. ,,, The earth, and our solar system, from what our best science can now tell us, is not some random cosmic fluke as atheists had presupposed.
November 2019
https://uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/rob-sheldon-on-whether-quantas-universe-is-closed-or-flat/#comment-687216
In fact, as far as General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics themselves are concerned, (which happen to be our two most powerful theories in science), the Copernican Principle itself is now overturned as to being a correct assumption in science:
Thus, we have VERY GOOD reasons to believe that the earth and solar system, and therefore humans themselves, are not nearly as insignificant in this universe as atheists have presupposed:
Bornagain77 @ 2
If it happened once it can happen again,
Did anyone claim that they would?
Life as we know it. We don’t know if this is the only configuration that makes life possible. There may be others. We’ll just have to wait and see.
No they don’t. It’s a curious alignment. Anything beyond that is speculation.
The CMBR anomalies don’t imply design any more than the solar system configuration. That’s a leap of faith.
In your dreams.
You can believe that if it makes you feel better but how are we supposed to assess our “significance” – whatever that might mean – in this universe?
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
Saint Augustine
Too bad nobody thought of installing webcams to watch the earth formation as it happened
🙂
Seversky at 3, short snide comments deriding empirically established facts is NOT a scientific refutation, It is merely you expressing your personal displeasure with the current state of empirically established facts.
seversky:
Except it never happened and never will
Imagination is neither evidence nor science. Astrobiologists agree that any life will be carbon based.
That is all you and yours have, seversky- huge leaps of faith.
@4 Seversky
Neither do they imply “absence” of design. Tie.
Neither can we assess our “in”significance then. Tie.
Hawking was wrong then.
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Are you humble enough to accept the fact that your neurons are the ones doing the thinking and that after the event, they inform their own creation, a “self” they named “Seversky”?
5 million based on current deep-time dependent consensus, calibrates to about 1 day, after considering all the science and applies the highest probability galactic and stellar formation model..
reference ‘distant starlight and ‘the age, formation and structure of the universe’ volume II of the YeC Moshe Emes series for Torah and science alignment, that once studied, fairly considered and disseminated, should replace the current LCDM standard, here is how they compare on several issues. http://www.academia.edu/360138.....cal_models