[stevio]

Electrons orbit the nucleus the way the planets orbit the sun. God's construction is simply yet complex.

[MineralMan]

"Electrons orbit the nucleus the way the planets orbit the sun. God's construction is simply yet complex."

No, they don't. That old image of atomic structure has been known to be false for a long, long time. It used to be the simple form that atomic structure was taught to grammar school children, but they don't even teach that to them any more.

There's no similarity between a solar system and an atom, really. Time to do some reading, my friend.

[jennyp]

Electrons orbit the nucleus the way the planets orbit the sun. God's construction is simply yet complex.

Actually, no they don't. Electrons whizz around the nucleus in clouds of probability distributions, which can get quite complex as the number of electrons increases.

Eh, if you want to attribute that to God, then fine. They are pretty cool.

[Graymatter]

Electrons orbit the nucleus the way the planets orbit the sun.

I thought that theory went into the dust bin some time ago...?

[Alter Kaker]

Electrons orbit the nucleus the way the planets orbit the sun.

No they don't. (1) Planet orbit distances are not layered in shells. (2) Electron "orbits" are random. (3) The Pauli Exclusion Principle doesn't apply to planets. I'm sure I could think of several hundred other major differences between electron and planetary behavior.

God's construction is simply yet complex.

If you think atomic structure is simple, you're either ignorant of quantum theory, or you're the smartest man alive and I want you on my staff.