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Chapter 20: Complexity Speaks of a Creator

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 recognized as the source of
all creation. Let’s see some amazing things….

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.

The Lesson ...

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. This is the amazing brain.
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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
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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 can store and
creatively manipulate seemingly infinite amounts of information. Its capabilities and potential stagger
the imagination. The more we use it, the better it becomes.

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