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Religion

a: How people see god ~
b: How Oysters see the sun through water

What: From Moby Dick; "Yes, there is death in this business of whaling - a speechlessly quick chaotic bundling of a man into Eternity. But what then? Methinks we have hugely mistaken this matter of Life and Death. Methinks that what they call my shadow here on earth is my true substance. Methinks that in looking at things spiritual, we are too much like oysters observing the sun through the water, and thinking that thick water the thinnest of air."

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Writer: Herman Melville
LCC: BL
Where:
Date: Oct 24 2009 5:44 AM


a nuclear power plant chakra

a: a nuclear power plant ~
b: The Solar Plexus Chakra

What: "The Solar Plexus Chakra is like a nuclear power plant: when properly managed and used carefully (modestly, without making excessive demands), it serves as a long-lasting source of plentiful energy."

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Writer: Peter ten Hoopen
LCC:
Where:
Date: Sep 4 2011 11:25 AM


A Little Molecule That Does A Lot.....

a: Each hormone ~
b: a highly specialized key

What: "Each hormone is like a highly specialized key, designed to transmit its message only to certain target receptor cells that are capable of recognizing that particular hormone. Hormones act by turning on or off the genes for a special function, or by regulating the rate at which these functions are performed."

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Writer: Terri L. Saunders
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 9 2013 5:52 PM



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