Dr. Tabatha Barber breaks down the elements in the human body—oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus—and notes that the same bacteria and fungi living in soil live inside us. She then explores what sets us apart: the spiritual concept of the breath of life.
I started looking at the science, like, is this true? Are we really made from dirt? Turns out we absolutely are. The major elements in our body: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus. We have minor elements: sodium, potassium, magnesium. Trace elements, meaning you only need in little amounts: iodine, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium. All these things And then bacteria, fungi, organisms— they live in the dirt and they live in you. That is what you are composed of. You are composed of the dirt, but you are different than everyone else because you had the breath of life breathed into your nostrils. We're going to talk about the word nostrils because I promise you everything in the Bible has meaning.
