Appreciating Our Unique Sun

Misotheists and evolutionists claim that our sun is unimpressive. There are many kinds of stars, so where does such a declaration come from? This child suspects that God deniers reject that humans and Earth are special, so neither is the sun. Nothing special. Because atheism.

When compared to other stars, the sun is on the small side. But consider: The mean diameter of Earth is 12,742 km (or 7,917.5 miles), and a million could be fit inside the sun if it were hollow. The sun is good to us in many ways.

The Sun by Edvard Munch, 1911-1916

This could be considered a study of comparisons. Obviously, the sun is just the right size and we are the right distance from it in a nearly circular orbit, which keeps temperatures relatively constant.

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The sun acts up on occasion with solar flares, but the Master Engineer has designed the earth's magnetic field to shield us. Indeed, other stars seem downright irritable. Our sun is extremely stable — another factor that allows for life. Other stars vary greatly in brightness and life could not exist on any planets they might have.

Appearing bright from our perspective on earth, the sun obviously has a special status for us. But its brightness is impressive only because it lies so close compared to the stars. Given everything we now know about the brightness of other stars, it’s fashionable today to call the sun a star, even an average star. But is that really the case?

You can read the rest or listen to the audio over at "Not Just Another Star."