Speaking to people living in Asia Minor ​ — many of whom were very familiar with agriculture and food production — ​ the Christian apostle Paul and his companion Barnabas stated that God is the one “giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts to the full with food and good cheer. ” ​ — Acts 14: 14 - 17.
प्रकाश संश्‍लेषणाची अद्‌भुत प्रक्रिया भूमीवरील वनस्पतींना आणि समुद्रातील फायटोप्लॅन्कटन म्हटलेल्या वनस्पतींना जिवंत ठेवते.