Page 126 - Consciousness in the Cell

But if you recall, thrombin comes after proaccelerin in this
chain reaction. This sequence of events, in which thrombin plays a
role in the production of accelerin, is like a grandchild being born
before its own grandmother. But because the effect of Stuart factor
on prothrombin is very slow, small amount of thrombin is always
present in the blood. As a result, this small amount of thrombin
first activates accelerin and then, each of the proteins needed for
clotting go into action, like cascading dominoes.
We've explained here only the very superficial facts about the
clotting process. To claim that this whole system—consisting of so
many parts working together interdependently, with each part
performing its duty without neglect—is all the result of coinci-
dences is illogical and irrational.
Evolutionists do claim that living things, together with all their
systems including blood clotting, evolved step by step. But in
order for clotting to take place, all the proteins and enzymes
involved depend on one another. Remove one component, and all
the rest are rendered useless—and would actually lead to the
death of the organism. As a result, any organism with an incom-