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THE MIRACLE OF THE
BLOOD AND HEART

power, which is approximately one-tenth to the eighteenth power. 71
As Behe states, "no one on earth has the vaguest idea how coag-
ulation cascade came to be." 72 The system is too complex and
flawless to have come into existence by chance, and is so per-
fect that it can only be the work of a sublime Creator. To com-
prehend the existence of the Creator, Whose creative artistry
prevails on Earth, is also to understand that an incomparable
intelligence also emerges with supreme magnificence in our
bodies, in every stage of the systems that are invisible to the
naked eye. Anyone capable of reason will have no hesitation
over perceiving these facts. The absolute existence of God, in
all His glory, is plain for all to see. God describes His flawless
act of creation in a verse:
It is He Who created you from earth, then from a drop of
sperm, then from an alaq [embryo], then He brings you out
as infants, then so you may achieve full strength, then so
you may become old men—though some of you may die
before that time—so that you may reach a predetermined
age and so that hopefully you will use your intellect. (Surah
Ghafir: 67)

The Theory of Evolution Cannot Account
for the Blood-Clotting System

When Michael Behe first introduced the concept of irre-
ducible complexity, he cited the blood coagulation mechanism
as his principal example. From among all the countless exam-
ples of irreducible complexity in the body, he selected this sys-
tem in particular as an example of the superior organiza-
tion exhibited both separately and together by the

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