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be reduced. This causes an imbalance of charge across the cell membrane which, finally, causes a
current to be transmitted down the optic nerve to the brain. The result, when interpreted by the brain,
is vision. 159
Be Grateful for the Intelligent Design of your eyes
Let’s ask ourselves a couple of questions:
1. Is this an extraordinary and complex organ in our body? YES! Is it improbable that something this
complex could have happened by chance? YES! ABSOLUTELY!
2. Does the complexity of this organ match specific patterns in other areas of science? (sodium pumps,
chains of complex enzymes activating or deactivating other chemicals, etc.) YES!
We can conclude, as we did with Mt. Rushmore, that the eye was created by a
designer of tremendous intelligence.
Dr. George Marshall, an eye-disease researcher from the University of Glasgow,
Scotland said when asked, “How do you react to the notion that the human eye is
the product of evolution? (chance)”
The more I study the human eye, the harder it is to believe that it evolved. Most
people see the miracle of sight. I see a miracle of complexity on viewing things at
100,000 times magnification. It is the perfection of this complexity that causes me to
baulk at evolutionary theory. 160
How do we detect creative design?
Imagine a room in which a body lies crushed, flat as a pancake. A dozen detectives
crawl around, examining the floor with magnifying glasses for any clue to the
identity of the perpetrator. In the middle of the room next to the body stands a
large, gray elephant. The detectives carefully avoid bumping into the pachyderm's
legs as they crawl, and never even glance at it. Over time the detectives get
frustrated with their lack of progress but resolutely press on, looking even more
closely at the floor. You see, textbooks say detectives must "get their man," so they
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