In the Platonic school of philosophy, the Demiurge is a deity who fashions the physical world in the light of eternal ideas. In the Timaeus, Plato credits the Demiurge with taking preexisting materials of chaos and arranging them in accordance with the models of eternal forms.
Oatmeal does not turn into starch, because it is already mostly starch. In a serving of 1/2 cup of dry old-fashioned oats, 22 g of the 27 g of total carbohydrates are starches. Starches correspond to a chain of glucose, or sugar, linked together.
1 Oats contain more soluble fiber than whole wheat, rice or corn. 2  Oatmeal contains a wide array of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and is a good source of protein, complex carbohydrates and iron.  The fiber and other nutrients found in oatmeal may actually reduce the risk for certain cancers.