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18 THE MIRACLE OF THE HONEYBEE

In order to answer this question, let’s first enumerate the substances that
constitute it. One of these, fibroin, is a combination of glycol, alanine,
leucine, arginine and tyrosine, in specific proportions. Another of its com-
ponents, sericin, is a compound of very exact proportions of serine, ala-
nine and leucine. The thread used by the larvae in spinning their cocoons
also contains such substances as wax, fat and resin.
As we have seen, a large number of chemical substances need to come
together in very exact proportions to form the thread. Suppose we now
conduct an experiment and wait for the simplest substance among these
to come into being by itself. No matter how long we wait, no matter what
processes we carry out, the result will always be the same. Whether we
wait for days, months, or even millions of years, not one of the atoms com-
prising these substances, let alone those substances themselves, can ever
come into existence by chance. That being so, it’s totally illogical and irra-
tional to claim that each substance in the thread the larvae use to spin their
cocoons emerged by chance, and that later—again by chance—they came
together to form the thread itself.
The formation of this thread is just one of the many processes necessary
in order for a bee to hatch out of its chamber and become able to fly. All
these mechanisms have to be present in order, at exactly the same time, in
order for the larva to develop into an adult bee. The slightest defect, and
the bee larva will fail to develop, leading to its death. That, in turn, will
lead to gradual extinction of the species. The conclusion we reach is that,
contrary to what evolutionists would have us believe, bees did not emerge
of their own accord over the passage of time, but came into being in a sin-
gle moment, with all their systems in working order. This shows that bees
are the work of a Creator. That Creator is God, Who rules the entire uni-
verse and Who possesses superior wisdom.
It is God Who sets out the sorts of features that bees should possess,
Who creates all of these in a perfect form, Who inspires the larva to spin its
cocoon—and Who, in short, directs every action that bees take.