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zymes in the human body whose only function was to force the O2 in the
atmosphere to enter into chemical reactions. As a result of a series of ex-
tremely complex steps, these enzymes utilize atoms of iron and copper in
our bodies as catalysts. A catalyst is a substance that initiates a chemical re-
action and allows it to proceed under different conditions (such as lower
temperature etc) than would otherwise be possible. 92
In other words, there is a very interesting situation here: Oxygen is what
supports oxidation and combustion and normally one would expect it to
burn us up too. To prevent this, the molecular O form of oxygen that ex-
2
ists in the atmosphere has been given a strong element of chemical nobil-
ity. That is, it doesn't enter into reactions
easily. But, on the other hand, our bodies
depend upon the oxidizing property of
oxygen for their energy and for that rea-
son, our cells have been fitted out with an
extremely complex enzyme system that
makes this noble gas extremely reactive.
While we're on the subject we should
also point out that this enzyme system is a
marvellous example of Creation that no
evolutionary theory holding that life de-
veloped as a result of chance events can
ever hope to explain. 93
There is yet another precaution that has
been taken to keep our bodies from burning up: what the British chemist
Nevil Sidgwick calls the "characteristic inertness of carbon". 94 What this
means is that carbon is not too much in a hurry either to enter into a re-
action with oxygen under normal pressures and temperatures. Expressed in
the language of chemistry this may all seem rather arcane, but in fact what
is being said here is something that anyone who's ever had to light a fire-
place full of huge logs or a coal-burning stove in winter or start a stubborn
barbecue in summer already knows. In order to get the fire going, you have
to take care of a lot of preliminaries (kindling, starter, etc) or else sudden-