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Our Amazing Bones

Our Amazing Bones

Several years ago I was told the chassis mounts on my car were rusted out. It was time to replace it. In thinking back on the faithful auto, I wonder, “Wouldn’t it be great if I had a self-repairing car chassis? If something broke, it would fix itself. Cars could last indefinitely!”
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Savant Syndrome

I recently spent some fascinating time watching videos of people with savant syndrome. Generally, this is a condition whereby a person is very handicapped in many areas, but excels beyond the norm in another.

Stephen is called the living camera. He didn’t speak until he was 5 but at age 11 he drew a perfect [...]

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Human Digestive System

For those who believe the human body is the result of a series of random accidents, consider its amazing digestive system.
The products that the earth grows- fruits and vegetables- are exactly what our bodies need for fuel, cell growth, and energy storage. The nose overhangs the mouth so that aromas will add pleasure and [...]

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The Kidneys

Were it not for the two filters located in our backs just above our waist, we would not live very long. Each reddish-brown kidney contains a million nephrons, with 30 miles of filters. Every thirty minutes or so while we are active, all our blood goes through one or the other of these masterpieces, meaning [...]

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The Human Eye

Creation Moments (creationmoments.com) is a two minute design-based broadcast heard on our local radio station. For the last week they have dealt with a few of the marvelous aspects of the human eye. Here is a quote from one of the broadcasts: “They have learned, first of all, that no computer chip can be made [...]

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