Page 107 - The Miracle in the Cell Membrane

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

But why is it only water allowed such prob lem-free
pas sage? The entry and depar ture of other sub stan ces is
so strict ly con trolled, but no need is felt to con trol the
pas sage of water, which is of such vital impor tance? No
doubt there is a perfect selec tion mech a nism in the cell
mem brane: Molecules make very intel li gent deci sions for
the cell to remain alive and imple ment them with the
great est atten tion.
At every moment, in every cell in your body, water is
car ried at great speed through the cell mem branes in
order for you to remain alive, yet you are una ware of all
this tak ing place. Imagine that for one moment, the con -
trol of this entry and exit of water to and from the cells
was placed in your con scious con trol. Though you know
water's vital impor tance, you could not do this for a sin -
gle moment, let alone for a life time. In addi tion, the way
that water enters and leaves the cells is just one of the
count less proc ess es in your body. The supe ri or Intellect
that oper ates con stant ly in the bil lions of details in the
body belongs to Allah, Who cre at ed us out of noth ing.
The proc ess of the tak ing of water into the cell—just one
of the count less sys tems that need to oper ate inside the
body—is just one of the mil lions of details that remind us
of our need for our Lord.
In con trast, sub stan ces such as oxy gen (O ), car bon
2
diox ide (CO ), nitro gen and alco hol are high ly sol u ble in
2
fat. Thus these sub stan ces can all eas i ly pass through the
cell mem bra ne's fatty layer with out expend ing any ener -
gy. If the entry and exit of the oxy gen which needs to be
taken in at every moment—and of the car bon diox ide

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