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M MIRACLE IN THE EYE

                In the following pages, we'll examine in greater detail the technicalities
           of the eye—such as how different cells distribute incoming signals to differ-
           ent locations, and how many cells there are in the visual center—that outline
           the basic functioning of the brain.
                The process of receiving and converting beams of light into electrical
           signals, their journey to a specific part of the brain for processing, and the
           fact that both eyes work together in synchronization comprise just the phys-
           ical and technical aspect of seeing. None of these specifics really tells us how
           the end result comes to be; that is how the abstract term we call "vision" is
           perceived, and by "whom" this vision is interpreted to become meaningful.
           Only a conscious, unbiased individual truly realizes that technicalities aside,
           the process of seeing reaches beyond the boundaries of physical laws and en-
           ters a metaphysical dimension.
                We'll soon look into this topic in greater detail, but for now let us con-
           tinue with the miracles of creation and the eye's many functions. While con-
           sidering technical details, we must not forget that we expended no effort to
           attain this miraculous pair of organs. This flawless system came to be thanks
           to the splitting of one single cell in the mother's womb, and that the process
           of vision continues even as you read these very words. Immediately after an-
           alyzing the details, every human realizes how impossible it is for such a sys-
           tem to have evolved coincidentally, without a superior mind and power.
           Those who remain in utter denial, despite the clear evidence before them, are
           described in a verse as follows:
                When Our signs came to them in all their clarity, they said, "This is
                downright magic," and they repudiated them wrongly and haughtily,
                in spite of their own certainty about them. See the final fate of the cor-
                rupters. (Qur'an, 27: 13-14)


                Missing Signals and Cells with Responsibility
                Electrical signals converted by the retina are transmitted by a bundle of
           about one million nerve cells from the retina to the visual cortex, which contains
           over 100 million nerve cells. All of the nerves in this group originate in the
           retina, but do not connect directly with the light-sensitive area. Some other cells


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