The Science of Discworld (Science of Discworld, #1)

by Terry Pratchett

Science certainly does not claim to get things right, but it has a good record of ruling out ways to get things wrong.

As for the solar system being an act of special creation by a supernatural being – why would any self-respecting supernatural being make the thing so complicated?

The story of the Earth’s atmosphere is inextricably intertwined with that of its oceans. Indeed, the oceans can reasonably be viewed as just a rather damp, dense layer of the atmosphere.