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A PERFECT ARMY SET ON ITS GOAL

body will be constructed.
Along with the genetic information, the head of the sperm has anot-
her special feature. For example, in the "acrosome", the name given to the
outer protective layer of the head, there are substances which will help the
sperm in the final stages of its journey. These are enzymes which can dis-
solve tissues. Using these enzymes, the sperm will be able to pierce the
egg and enter it during the process of fertilisation. (see "The Sperm and
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the Egg Meet")
The second most important part of the sperm is the tail, which allows
it to swim easily in a fluid environment. The sperm's tail determines the
direction in which it will swim and helps it to reach the egg cell. So far so
good. But how does this tail supply the energy needed for the sperm's
continual whip-like movements? The energy needs of the sperm are supp-
lied in a wonderful way. The body of the tail is a fuel depot, which supp-
lies energy throughout the journey. On the long road until it reaches the
egg, the sperm's need for energy is met by the mitochondria found in this
section. Using the energy carriers in the neck of the sperm, the mitoc-
hondria supply ATP energy, which allows the sperm to move easily. 10
As we can see, in all of its aspects the sperm displays a perfect design.
Without the tail, the sperm would not be able to move; without the mitoc-
hondira in the midpeace, energy could not be produced and again, there co-
uld be no movement. If the head section of the sperm were structurally
perfect except for a missing acrosome, the required enzymes would not be
produced and there would no longer be any purpose in the sperm reaching
the egg; it would not be able to penetrate the egg cell and fertilise it.
Therefore, the sperm cannot have acquired all these features by sta-
ges in the course of time as the theory of evolution claims. When the first
human being appeared in the world, the sperm must have contained all
these features. Since it would be impossible for the sperm to perform its
fertilising function with a deficiency in any one of these features, and if,
as the evolutionists claim, there had been sperm in the past that did not
possess all of these features, human beings would not have multiplied;
they would have been wiped off the face of the earth. This shows that

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