![]() He of course does not see that, having already dismissed that possibility. Even Nick Lane admits to the marvelous nanoengineering of the “highest order” involved, and that many see that as God’s hand. Everyone should read at least his “The Vital Question”. ![]() When I see Nick Lane say that, that will give me pause for thought. Nature got as far as RNA world but that ‘cannot adequately account for the emergence of an efficient RNA replicase or the translation system’. How does God explain that? Make that ‘simpler’? Explain anything? Nature has always existed, God or no. It does not matter that in just 70 years we haven’t formulated what nature did over seven million times longer in labs the length of oceans. There is no gap in it, nothing at the beginning in the temperate iron - you know, the stuff at the heart of ATP synthase - bearing olivine alkaline thermal vents doing (electro-)chemistry. ![]() These fallacies are all part of apologetic: God’s existence can be rationally proposed therefore don’t try and explain complexity.ĪTP synthase evolution over a hundred million years is no gap. The impossibly complex formulation of proteins to transport e-'s, reduce compounds, and then phosphorylate ADP seem to be both evidence for the hand of God as well as drawing a circle around where the arrow hit. Another fine use of the sharpshooter fallacy. ![]()
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In attacking the arguments, assertions, and conclusions of the New Atheists, Vox Day s only weapons are the secular tools of reason, logic, and historically documented, independently verifiable fact. This book contains no arguments from Scripture. It contains no arguments for the existence of God and the supernatural, nor is it concerned with evolution, creationism, the age of Earth, or intelligent design. ![]() "The Irrational Atheist" is not a theological work nor is it a conventional religious defense of faith. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Inspirational' doesn't really cut it when you're talking about Suleika Jaouad. Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart, Abandon Me, & GirlhoodĬhanging the conversation about what it mans to thrive in the wake of illness and life's unexpected interruptions. ![]() ![]() TARA WESTOVER, author of EDUCATEDĪ stunning debut by a powerful new voice and required reading for every kind of survivor. 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I still find that Zdarsky's humour doesn't land quite as well as it should too he's known as a humour writer, and Spidey should be a good fit for him but it still feels a bit unnatural. ![]() Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Human Torch, Teresa Parker (Maybe? Who knows anymore?) and Spidey himself, it's easy to get bogged down in what is essentially a straight forward 'Spidey's wanted by the authorities for something he didn't do' type story. Between the Grey Blade, the Tinkerer, the Mason, J. Chip Zdarsky's story has gotten a bit too big for itself, with so many moving parts that it's all threatening to collapse. ![]() I think there's such a thing as trying to juggle too many balls at once. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I always feel best when I am doing something - anything - with my husband, and when he’s not around, I feel lost and lack motivation. ![]() I swear by the MBTI (I’m and INFJ - “The Counselor”) and an Enneagram 6 (“The Loyalist” … but really it can also be summed up as “I worry a lot.”) I have found learning about my personality types to be so influential to me in understanding my strengths and weaknesses, which informs every other area of my life.Īs for my love language, before I even took the free 5 Love Languages quiz I knew I would be a quality time gal. I also link to the free 5 Love Languages quiz so you can find out your own language for Valentine’s Day or any day! 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