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Study Section 20: Complexity Speaks of a Creator

20.1 Connect

You possess one of the most complex organs in the entire universe --- your brain. We don’t
often think of our brain as something special, but it is. Today we want to study some of the
more complex creations of God to see that an intelligent and all powerful Creator is to be
recongnized as the source of all creation. Let’s see some amazing things….

20.2 Objectives

1. The student should be able to describe the human brain to see how complex its design is.

2. The student should be able to conclude that a carefully crafted machine reflects the genius of
its creator.

20.3 The Complex Brain

Three to four pounds and several thousand miles of interconnected nerve
cells (about 100 billion) control every movement, thought, sensation, and
emotion that comprises the human experience. Within the brain and
spinal cord there are ten thousand distinct varieties of neurons, trillions
of supportive cells, a few more trillion synaptic connections, a hundred
known chemical regulating agents, miles of minuscule blood vessels, axons ranging
from a few microns to well over a foot and a half in length, and untold mysteries of
how—almost flawlessly—all these components work together. 161 This is the amazing
brain.

Your brain has about one hundred thousand billion electrical connections. That’s ten to the fourteenth
power. In fact, your brain has more electrical connections than all the electrical appliances on the face
of the earth. Yet your brain with its hundred thousand billion electrical connections fits in a quart jar
and operates for 70 years on ten watts of power, fueled largely by cheeseburgers and French fries.

Every cubic inch [2.54 centimeters] of the human brain contains at least 100 million nerve cells
interconnected by 10 thousand miles of fibers. 162

It has been said that man's 3-4-pound brain is the most complex and orderly arrangement of matter in
the entire universe! Far more complicated than any computer, the human brain is capable of storing
and creatively manipulating seemingly infinite amounts of information. Its capabilities and potential
stagger the imagination. The more we use it, the better it becomes.

The brain capabilities of even the smallest insects are mind-boggling. The tiny speck
of a brain found in a little ant, butterfly or bee enable them not only to see, smell,

161 https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/human-brain-most-complex-structure-universe-let-s-do-all-
we-can-unravel-its-mysteries-9233125.html
162 Ibid.
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