{"id":432,"date":"2007-12-25T16:26:42","date_gmt":"2007-12-25T20:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/archives\/432"},"modified":"2011-01-23T01:35:36","modified_gmt":"2011-01-23T05:35:36","slug":"merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/2007\/12\/25\/merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"MERRY CHRISTMAS by Ezra F, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sneezypb\/2134130153\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2357\/2134130153_f3a551ec8a_m.jpg?resize=180%2C240\" alt=\"MERRY CHRISTMAS\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a> Back when I was Catholic, the two masses I enjoyed the most were Christmas and Easter. I listen to Christmas music throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Birth and death are a fascinating duality of life. A material death is simple&#8230; The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_law_of_thermodynamics\">Second Law of Thermodynamics<\/a> represents the scattering of the particles of which we are composed. Life at one time represented an enigma to the law. Creationists sometimes use the lack of a oppositional scientific law to describe the attraction and building complexity in the Universe as the evidence for a Creator. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/?p=362\">Evidence of absence<\/a> is a tricky thing. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p>Birth is a important milestone for amazing biological processes to compose an all new living creature. Two sets of DNA combine in a single cell. This cell divides until with a solid foundation, where they start building organs. Over time, coordinating with the mother&#8217;s body, this individual reaches a state of readiness to leave the mother&#8217;s body: birth. Countless opportunities for something to go wrong, and yet, most go right. Such a spectacularly subtle display of the power found in the Universe. We take it for granted.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas is the best birth. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nativity_of_Jesus\">The Nativity Story<\/a> is a major part of what makes Christmas so fantastic. You have the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immaculate_Conception\">Immaculate Conception<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_of_Bethlehem\">Star of Bethleham<\/a>, fulfillment of prophecy, fear of monarchs, and one of the most revered people known to us born in the most humble of places. Though can someone explain to me the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0314331\/quotes\">lobsters<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back when I was Catholic, the two masses I enjoyed the most were Christmas and Easter. I listen to Christmas music throughout the year. Birth and death are a fascinating duality of life. A material death is simple&#8230; The Second Law of Thermodynamics represents the scattering of the particles of which we are composed. 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