The Existence Of Matter As We Know It

Have you ever stopped to think how precarious is the existence of matter as we know it? It is vital that matter be subject to gravity or our planet would not exist. But it is just as necessary that a part of matter be free of gravity.

The fact is that there is an equal but opposite charge on electrons and protons, but a proton is 1,836 times as massive as an electron. This means that the nuclei of atoms, consisting of protons and neutrons, are held by gravity but the other component of atoms, electrons, are essentially free of gravity. If electrons were subject to gravity, matter as we know it would be impossible.

The orbitals of the electrons around the nuclei would be distorted so that gravity would warp the shape of small, solid objects, making them behave more like liquids. There could really be no such thing as structural units in sizable objects if electrons were massive enough to be affected by gravity. The repulsive negative charges in electrons keep objects apart, even though the atom is mostly empty space. But atoms would "pancake" if the electrons were affected by gravity.

There could be no chemical reactions or processes as we know it if electrons were affected by gravity. This would be true even in liquids. There could be no electric flow, no ionic or covalent bonds and, the function of nerves in living things would be impossible. However, nuclear processes would not be affected.

It is only because protons and neutrons are quarks that we can have matter. Quarks in the nucleus not only make it possible for the nucleus to hold together, even though it is made of like-charged protons which usually repulse, it also provides the bulk to initiate the gravity that is vital for the universe we have.

If electrons were composed of quarks like protons or protons were point particles like electrons, matter as we know it would be utterly impossible. If not for quarks, if all matter was point particles like electrons, the matter in the universe would consist of nothing but mutually-annihilating particles and matter would eventually go out of existence.

Isn't it logical to believe that it was God that created the universe? Our existence is due to so many factors that if assumed to be the result of mere chance would be mathematically near to impossible. The existence of the matter that is necessary for our lives on earth is only one such factor.