Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Guillermo Gonzalez

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian scientist Guillermo Gonzalez.
Last updated on September 19, 2024.
Guillermo Gonzalez

Guillermo Gonzalez is an astronomer, a proponent of the pseudoscientific principle of intelligent design, and an assistant professor at Ball State University, a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. He is a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, considered the hub of the intelligent design movement, and a fellow with the International Society for Complexity, Information and Design, which also promotes intelligent design.

What would happen if the moon were not there? Then our tilt could swing wildly over a large range, resulting in major temperature swings. If our tilt were more like ninety degrees, the north pole would be exposed to the sun for six months, while the south pole would be in darkness, then vice-versa. Instead, it varies by only about one and a half degrees - just a tiny variation, because the gravity from the moon's orbit keeps it stabilized.
There's no obvious reason to assume that the very same rare properties that allow for our existence would also provide the best overall setting to make discoveries about the world around us. We don't think this is merely coincidental. It cries out for another explanation, an explanation that... points to purpose and intelligent design in the cosmos.
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