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Design of the Penguins

The below text was sent to the Scientific American Magazine in reply to an article published in December 2005 under the monthly ANTIGRAVITY column. In this article Mr Mirsky tries to prove that life as we know it is not the result of a design but came to what it is now by evolution.

Dear Editors,

I have comments on Mr Mirsky's ANTIGRAVITY -December 2005 issue.

I tried to guess whether Mr Mirsky Intelligently designed his article to raise doubts about his own suggestions, thus making the readers realize that there is really intelligent design that brought life to what it is now!

He wanted to demonstrate by contradiction that, for example, if the penguins are designed the way they are now then their egg shell should be more thick to allow it to rest on ice without being damaged! Thus the penguins will not need to carry it! Well, in my opinion the penguin do what it's doing simply because the design is really intelligent! If the egg shell was more thick, then it will be impossible for the small penguin to get out of it!

Also we must realize that the term "Intelligent Design" indicates that there is a designer. Religions call him God. He has great purposes. He is not only a designer, he also gives life. Holding that egg for that long time is an act of great love and sacrifice. Life without consciousness is without value. it's void.

For me the intelligent design is far more intelligent than to be seen directly as people usually expect to see it. The Intelligent design is so intelligent that it uses the evolution itself to design the world. This is God and to this extent his is so mighty.

Thank you

Elie Constantine

Nice View !?

In the morning my lovely baby Anastasia woke me up before six o'clock! I hugged her between my arms for 1 hour then I took this picture from my balcony. It starts to be breezy....
I like this view but I think I would like to change it. The view from my wife's home in Russia is much more nice, in my point of view, of course. it's a forest, in summer painted in green and in winter painted with a freeze white and grey.

Israel, Lebanon

July, 13th, 2006

I was really surprised yesterday when I heard that military operations got back to scene in southern Lebanon. Operations that soon extended to reach the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Surprised I was, but; also like I was expecting it. There is always this strange feeling of instability and that there is something that is not yet done.

Using my common sense and by carefully listening to the news I am trying to anticipate any bad thing that might happen; an airstrike for example. But most importantly I am praying and counting on God to get us out of this.

to be continued....

Photography

Hey! If you are interested, please visit my Photos page on Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/iceworld07

Every little (relatively) while I will be addding more photos.

Thanks
Elie,

... More Quotes

"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

Life in Lebanon

When people ask me about life in Lebanon I usually hesitate to describe it or comment on this issue because I am afraid to give the wrong idea about the situation. Anyway What I will do here is to write the words that comes to my mind when I think about:

1- Lebanon:

• Country in the Middle East,
• Middle East is the center of the world conflict...

2- Life in Lebanon:

• Stress,
• Very Bad Economy,
• Chaos,
• Assassinations,
• Car Bombs ("Bag" Bombs also!),
• No electricity,
• No Water even though there is plenty of water and rivers in Lebanon!?,
• No Insurance (Social security isn't paying even though we are paying our taxes!),
• No retirement plans,
• Salary increase is in no match for the Cost of Living increase. Some families and individuals are really in a very bad situation.
• Very bad political situation.
• Most Politicians are corrupt.
• Mobile Rates are the most expensive in all the world. Why!?
• Green areas are shrinking.

During the 15 years (1975-1990) war, bomb shells marked nearly every building and road, in many areas buildings were demolished. A year ago (Feb-2005) and until now, even after the war has finished, explosives and assassinations are everywhere.


... Lebanon is also:

• Freedom,
• Revolution,
• Will for Change,
• Sea and montain together in a superb view,
• A special living style,
• No fear
  
• .. is a "Light House" for culture and freedom
  

Living in Lebanon has a positive side. It makes you believe in God and allows you to have a personal relation with him, because in this country you need to pray every minute for survival.

It's really a miracle to survive in this country.