What is ultimately the original source of all energy here on Earth?

Answer 1

== == There is a choice of two answers, and which one depends on whether you believe the universe was either created by a 'Big Bang' via Evolution, or by God via Special Creation. (1) Traditional Science says it was the 'Big Bang', defined scientifically as : All the energy that ever was or ever existed or ever will exist all in one place at the same exact micro-micro-second of time. Every atom of every cell of every living thing everywhere in the universe all in one spot.

(A non-scientific definition of the Big Bang is "in the beginning there was nothing, and then it exploded".)

(2) Traditional Christianity says it was all originally created by the God of The Bible:-

Gen 1:1 " In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

(Note that this same creator in Genesis is also Jesus Christ [actually the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ] ie Jesus is God:-)

Col 1:16-17 KJV "For by him [Jesus Christ] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: [v. 17] And he [Jesus Christ] is before all things, and by him all things consist [or, "are held together" WEB Bible]. One of the reasons some may not accept the traditional science explanation is because it is seen as a violation of two basic laws of science, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. These are defined in the Penguin 'Dictionary of Science' Reference Book as:- The First Law of Thermodynamics (sometimes called the Law of The Conservation of Energy) says that matter can be neither created nor destroyed.The Second Law of Thermodynamics (sometimes called the Law of Entropy) says that heat cannot be transferred from a colder to a hotter body. Or, since the 'entropy' of a system is a measure of its disorder, stated in terms of 'entropy' it is that the entropy, or disorder, of a closed system increases with time. (Note: This increasing entropy can be increasingly seen in the environment and weather of today).
From this, it can be seen that there are two clear choices, both of which are incompatible with each other. Since the adherents of either view hold that they alone are completely right and the others are utterly wrong, consequently some authorities avoid the issue by teaching that the ultimate source of all energy here on earth is the Sun, and then leave it up to the individual to decide where the Sun itself came from.

Answer 2

The sun. The energy of the fusion taking place in the sun provides the driving force for photosynthesis in plants, which provides the food for most of the earth's organisms. These herbivores are then eaten by the carnivores, which ultimately leads to us...humans. The sun's energy drives the weather systems. Fossil fuels contain energy provided by photosynthesis long ago. However, if you are talking about the heat energy in the earth's core, the source of that is radioactive decay in the earth's mantle (NOT the core).

Answer 3

The original source of energy on Earth is the sun. Solar energy is converted into various forms of energy such as chemical, mechanical, and thermal energy that sustain life on our planet.