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Originally posted by AliCat:
Interesting responses, Yorick and Moni! Hmmm, Idaho russet, huh? I just like a nice baking potato myself... 
Your comments about regarding a leaf, Yorick, actually reminded me of some thoughts of my own. I was brought up atheist/agnostic, and fully educated in the evolutionary views, which I do believe -- the evidence is there, the theory makes sense. HOWEVER... if I hold up a leaf in the sunlight and really look at it closely, at the organization, at the way the individual cells or units seem to sparkle like emeralds in the light coming through... looking at the intricacy and totally unnecessary beauty that is there... that is what proved to me that there is a God or greater being. Sounds dumb, maybe, but I have a hard time believing that a set of genetic codifiers had any need to make things as simple as a leaf, a pebble, or tree bark to be beautiful. To me, that takes a God who appreciates the beauty in every living thing, who can make crystals out of strands of hair, who has the patience to make even minute things incredibly intricate and interesting (dust mites notwithstanding).
So, I'm simple-minded.
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No, not simple minded. It is deep indeed to concieve abstractly. Such a conclusion from analysis is beautiful, and I thank you for sharing this. I agree wholeheartedly.
I heard of a Russian painter who had a similar experience (raised athiest etc) when he viewed his hand. He concluded a designer existed despite beeing indoctrinated out of concieving such a notion.
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I am the walrus!.... er, no hang on....
A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!