believe "just happened." What kind of incongruous logic is that, to
reach such a conclusion? One does not get a poem without a poet, or a law
without a lawgiver. One does not get a painting without a painter, or a musical
score without a composer. And just as surely, `one does not get purposeful
design without a designer.’ Consider, for example, the human ear and the human
eye. The average piano can distinguish the sounds of 88 keys; the human ear can
distinguish over 2,500 different key tones. In fact, the human ear can detect
sound frequencies that flutter the ear drums as faintly as one- billionth of a
centimeter (a distance one-tenth the diameter of a hydrogen atom).. The ear is
so sensitive that it could even hear, were the body placed in a completely
soundproof room, the blood coursing through the veins. Over 100,000 hearing
receptors in the ears are sending impulses to the brain to be decoded and
answered. The human eye is the most perfect camera ever known to man. So perfect
is it that its very presence caused Charles Darwin to say, "That the eye
with all its inimitable contrivances…could have been formed by natural
selection seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree." Darwin
also commented: "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ
existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive,
slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down." The eye, as
it turns out, is such an organ, and Darwin’s theory, as such, has broken down.
Each human eye is composed of over 107 million cells with 7 million cones
(allowing the eye to see in full, living color) and 100 million rods (allowing
the eye to see in blacks, whites, and greys). The eyes are connected to the
brain by over 300,000 nerves, and can detect light as feeble as 1/100 trillionth
of a watt. How is the eye supposed to have "evolved"? What
"intermediate state" between no eye and a perfect eye could nature
have "selected" to be passed on to successive generations? There are
so many systems in the human body that could be discussed, but since space
precludes discussing them all, it is now to the brain that we turn our
attention. The brain, of course, regulates the rest of the body. It contains
over 10 billion nerve cells, and 100 billion glia cells (which provide the
biological "batteries" for brain activity). These cells float in a
jellied mass, sifting through information, storing memories, creating what we
call consciousness, etc.. Over 120 trillion connections tie these cells
together. The brain sends out electrical impulses at a speed of 393 feet per
second (270 mph), and receives nerve impulses being produced at a rate of over
2,000/second. The brain receives signals continuously from 130,000 light
receptors in the eyes, 100,000 hearing receptors in the ears, 3,000 taste buds,
30,000 heat spots on the skin, 250,000 cold spots, and 500,000 touch spots. The
brain does not move, yet consumes 25% of the blood’s oxygen supply. It is
constantly bathed in blood, its vessels receiving 20% of all the blood pumped
from the heart. If the blood flow is interrupted for 15-30 seconds,
unconsciousness results. If blood is cut off to the brain for longer than 4
minutes, brain damage results. Four major arteries carry blood to the brain as a
sort of "fail-safe" system. And, the brain is protected from damage by
not one, but three major systems: (1) the outer skull bone; (2) the `duramater’
and; (3) the absorbing fluid, which keeps the brain from hitting the inner
skull. With the brain properly functioning, all the other body systems
(hormones, circulatory, digestive, reproductive, etc.) can be overseen and
controlled. An accident in a universe that created it could not have had us in
mind in the first place. Or, are we created "in the image of God"
(Genesis 1:26,27)? In order to get a poem, one must have a poet. In order to
have a law, one must have a lawgiver. In order to have a mathematical diagram,
one must have a mathematician. A deduction commonly made is that order,
arrangement, or design in a system suggest intelligence and purpose on the part
of the originating cause. In the universe, from the vastness of multiplied solar
systems to the tiny world of molecules, marvelous design and purposeful
arrangement are evidenced. In the case of man, from the imposing skeletal system
to the impressive genetic code in all of its intricacy, that same design and
purposeful arrangement are evidenced. So has this all been purposefully designed
by an Intelligent Cause. Could this cause have been God? This examination of
whether God exists has not even touched upon the "historical"
arguments which come to bear on the case. For example, the historical Christ,
the resurrection, the Bible, the system of Christianity, and other such
arguments are equally as important. The arguments from historical fact point to
the existence that there is a God, and He is not silent. That Christ existed
cannot he doubted by any rational person. His miracles and other works are
documented, not only in biblical literature, but in profane, secular history as
well. The Bible exists; therefore, it must be explained. The men who wrote it
were either deceivers, deluded, or telling the truth. What do the evidences say?
The internal and external evidences are enough to tell the story of God’s
existence, and the fact that He has spoken to us from His inspired word. Paul
stated that "in him we live, and move, and have our being…" (Acts
17:28). Moses’ statement still stands as inspired testimony to the fact of the
existence of God: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the
earth" (Genesis 1:1). So do we take these as factual and accept them as the
final ?truth? and the existence of such a God? As in all things, you are
entitled to your own opinion.