Page 243 - The Errors the American National Academy of Sciences

The NAS's Errors in the Chapter on Creationism and
The Evidence for Evolution

Once again, this shows us that the human body has been flaw-
lessly designed. It is impossible to account for even the blood clotting
system in terms of chance and the theory of evolution's notion of
"gradual development." This system, every detail of which is the
product of a separate plan and calculation, reveals the perfection of
creation. Our Lord Who creates us has created our bodies with this
system, which protects us throughout the course of our lives from in-
juries great and small.
Blood clotting is important not just for visible cuts, but also for
the repair of ruptured blood vessels, something which happens in our
bodies every day. Although you are not aware of it, you constantly
experience tiny hemorrhages throughout the course of the day. When
you knock your arm against the door frame or sit down hard on a
chair, hundreds of tiny blood vessels rupture. The hemorrhaging that
occurs as a result of these blows is immediately halted thanks to the
coagulation system, and the body later goes on to repair the ruptured
blood vessels. If the blow is quite violent, the hemorrhaging that oc-
curs before clotting sets in is rather more violent—which is the reason
"bruising" occurs. An individual who lacks this clotting system in the
blood will need to be protected from the slightest blow throughout
his life, and even wrapped up in cotton wool. Hemophiliacs, who do
lack just this system, spend their lives in this very manner. Seriously
afflicted individuals tend not to live long. Internal bleeding caused by
something as slight as tripping while walking can be enough to kill
them. In the face of this, everyone should stop to consider the miracle
of creation within his own body and give thanks to God Who has cre-
ated that body so flawlessly. This body, of which we are unable to cre-
ate a single system or even a single cell, is a blessing from God. As
God states in one verse:
We created you so why do you not confirm the truth? (Qur'an, 56:
57)

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