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neutral in charge. The nucleus of the atom consists of protons and neutrons
all bundled together into a ball. Electrons spin about the nucleus at
tremendous speeds in shells or levels, much like a satellite circles the earth.

One of the fun things we used to play with was magnets. A magnet has one
end that is positively charged and one end that is negatively charged. The
earth is actually a big magnet. One thing we observed is that if you try to
put the positive ends together of two magnets, you cannot get them to stick together. In fact they
repel one another. We learned that with magnetic forces, like charges repel and
opposite charges attract one another. This is called the Law of Magnetism.

Let’s go back to the atom. Bundled in the nucleus, depending on the element,
are several protons all stuck together in a ball. But they should not be able to
do that. They should repel each other and fly away. Outside the atom, the
electrons spin around the nucleus, but should never be able to be stable as they
repel one another. Every atom defies the law of magnetism.

Our verse above tells us how every atom in the universe is held together. The hand of God holds them
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together. Scientists tell us there are 10 to 10 atoms in the known, observable universe. In layman's
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terms, that works out to between ten quadrillion vigintillion and one-hundred thousand quadrillion
vigintillion atoms. We have an amazing God!

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Everyone has presuppositions. Everyone is biased. No one is objective!

Every person, no matter how objective they claim to be, has
presuppositions or beliefs that influence how he views things. A
presupposition is an opinion assumed in advance and established in the
mind of every person about what he feels is true. We cannot reason
without prior information established in our minds. Quite often, we base
our observations on what we presume to know is already true, whether it
is or not. One thing God put into man is the ability to reason and seek for
truth. And the Law of Non-Contradictions states that when we make one statement that we believe is
true, we cannot accept an opposite statement and also accept it as true. If A = B, then B must equal A.
If B does not equal A, then we have a contradiction and we must question one statement or the other.
Most people will question a new statement rather than one already established in their mind.

There are also presuppositions that are nothing but prejudices. What we learn as we grow and develop
makes us believe that certain assumptions are ``facts of nature'' but they conflict with reality. A very
common example is the assumption that certain types of people are inferior to us because of race,
national origin, wealth, intelligence, beauty, etc. Presuppositions that fall into this category keep a
person from living in reality.

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