dhw; You generously provide us with these up-to-date articles, draw your own conclusion, and then pooh-pooh any aspect of the researchers' conclusions that runs counter to those you reached when you were a student.-I am pooh-poohing his outrageous comment that presupposes he can know what every cell is doing as he studies the reactions. I've noted over and over the hyperbole in science reporting, recently about Earth-like planets. Exciting news, even if overstated generates readership. I'm sure you know this.-> dhw; Continuing the batting analogy, are you saying that God has preprogrammed the batter? Or is it possible that in that split second he processes the information and takes his own decision on how to react?-The batter uses free will and judgment to decided where to swing the bat. Same as cricket. There is no time except for automaticity to swing the bat in the right time.