Signatures of Care
 
     This series began in the Spring of 2004
        and were fueled, in part,
      by the writings of
        physicist John C. Polkinghorne 1989 AD
        astrophysicist Paul Davies 1995 AD
        molecular biologist Michael J. Denton 1988 AD
        molecular biologist Michael Behe 1996 AD
        and Hebraic songwriter David 1000 BC.

             
         Signature of Care. xb    6" h x 6" w   mixed media on foam core 2004

                          Vital Forces
            " Without gravity, not only would there be no galaxies,
           stars, or planets, but the universe could not have even
           come into being, for the very notion of the expanding universe,
           and the big bang as the origin of space time, is rooted in gravity.

                    Without electromagnetism there would be no atoms,
           no chemistry or biology, and no heat or light from the sun.
           If there were no strong nuclear force then nuclei could not exist,
           and so again there would be no atoms or molecules, no chemistry
           or biology, nor would the sun and stars be able to generate heat
           and light from nuclear energy. Even the weak force plays a
           crucial role in shaping the universe. If it did not exist, the nuclear
           reactions in the sun and stars could not proceed, and supernovae
           would probably not occur, and the vital life-giving heavy elements
           would therefore be unable to permeate the universe. Life might
           be impossible. When we remember that these four very
           different types of force, each one vital for generating the complex
           structures that make our universe so active and interesting,
           all derive from a single, simple superforce, the ingenuity of
           it all literally boggles the mind. "

           zig zig  Paul Davies                (emphasis mine)
         " Superforce: The Search for a Grand Unified Theory of Nature,"
           1984

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                   "  You are clothed with majesty and intensity,
                      You cover yourself with light.                                                                                                                                     
                You spread out the universe like a tent
                            and built your home on the waters above.
                       You placed the ocean over the earth like a robe,
                       and the water covered the mountains.
                           When you rebuked the waters, they fled;
                           the waters rushed away when they heard
                           your shout of command.
                       The waters flowed over the mountains and into
                        the valleys, to the place you had made for them.
                           You set a boundary they can never pass,
                           to keep them from covering the earth again.
                       You created the moon to mark the months,
                       the sun knows the time to set.
                           Your constant love reaches the farthest reaches of space.
                           Your faithfulness touches the atmosphere above. "

                           zig zig.  Song of David   Opus 104 lines 1-3, 6-9, 19
                           and Opus 108  line 4  1000 BC

      

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