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            The complexity of life, even that of a 'simple' magnolia flower, never ceases to amaze me.  And the closer one looks, the more amazing it gets. 

Indeed, if we looked even closer than a macro photographer's lens can see, we would observe a level of complexity far beyond our imagination.  As in every other living thing, each cell in this magnolia flower contains the DNA for the entire organism.  In his book (the Selfish Gene), Richard Dawkins says of human DNA:

This DNA can be regarded as a set of instructions for how to make a body, written in the A, T, C, G, alphabet of the nucleotides. It is as though, in every room of a gigantic building, there was a book-case containing the architect's plans for the entire building.

Dawkins denies that there is a God, yet admits that all living cells contain information (instructions) and even likens it to architect's plans.  No matter the medium in which it is stored (paper and ink, compact disk, DNA, etc) information has to have an author or, in Dawkin's analogy, an architect.

Sadly, Dawkins appears to recognise the unavoidable truth, yet still says there is no God.  But the Bible says:

For the invisible things of Him [God] from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
(Romans 1:20-22)

Taken on: April 1, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS M, 1/125 sec, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS M
Lens:	0.0 mm f/0.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 14.0 (Windows)
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