“DO YOU KNOW THAT WESTERN CIVILIZATION WAS FOUNDED UPON THE REALIZATION THAT AN INFINITE CREATOR GOD BROUGHT INTO BEING EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS? PERHAPS THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL IS A SINGLE PART OF THE HUMAN BODY CALLED THE EYE.”

 I’m Dennis Finnan, host and speaker on the World, the Word & You! Broadcast and in a moment we’ll talk about the amazing creative work God put into fashioning the human eye …

 … Say friend, let me ask you – “Are we the product of creation or evolution?” No matter where you go these days, everyone is confronted with the pressure to accept as truth something that is nothing less than a ridiculous figment of a sinful imagination. What is this argument? Why it's the old argument of evolution verse creationism. Now I know some many might say - " Haven't we heard enough of that?" My answer is no, for every argument against evolution brings the hearer to realize how important it is to understand our origins. So today on the broadcast, we are going to look at a fascinating subject of human anatomy that beyond all concepts of reason and truth, debunks the myth of evolution and glorifies the Creator who is most blessed of all. But before we get down to examine the wonders of creation within our own very personal being, let's pause again and listen to this…

…Today more and more scientists are concluding that "the evolutionary record leaks like a sieve… and that there are so many flaws in the religion of evolution, that one wonders why it is still endemic today." Yes evolution is alive and well not because of any scientific support, for on the contrary it's supposed scientific support has washed away in the flood-tide of evidence that seriously supports the theory of Creationism. Yes, evolution still lives these days only because so few challenge its false premise and flimsy proofs.

So my friend on that account today, I want to examine a tiny part of the human body that has since the inception of the argument of evolution, defied explanation. Why Charles Darwin personally shuddered at the thought that evolutionary processes had to explain -- human vision. In fact, Darwin himself said, "To suppose that the eye… could have been formed by natural selection seems I confess, absurd in the highest degree." Yet, he like every other evolutionist believed it evolved anyway. However, since the time of Darwin , science has progressed considerably and along with it our knowledge of the human eye. Now, the truth is if one ponders what is known today about the intricacy of the eye, any rationally thinking person could not in any way support the theory of evolution.

To begin we ask ourselves, could the human eye possibly have evolved? Actually, it would be simpler to postulate a 747 Jumbo jet to have suddenly appeared, fully loaded and ready for flight, as simply the result of an unattended explosion in a junk yard that of all things, was totally empty. Indeed, the eye is a fantastic marvelous creation!

Now today we know the human eye is a complex part of the body that is used exclusively for sight. Scientists have learned that sight is basically a rapidly occurring process that involves continuous interaction between the eye, the nervous system, and the brain. When we look at an object, we really only see the light reflected off an object. This reflected light passes through the lens and falls on the retina of the eye. From there, light induces nerve impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain and then over nerves to muscles and glands. The psalmist of old wondered about these intricacies of Creation too when he declared:

Psa 145:3,5 (NIV)  Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom… speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works.

As to the evolution of the eye, nothing is more absurd to consider in light of the most recent findings about its functions. Consider the recent finding that modern Ophthalmology has discovered the eye, in its work of vision, has three imperceptibly tiny movements. These three movements are referred to as 'tremors, drifts and saccades,' which occur by the minute contractions in the six muscles attached to the outside of each of your eyes. Yes, every fraction of a second they very slightly shift the position of our eyeball, automatically, without conscious effort, making sight as we know it possible.

I understand that these extremely tiny tremors, drifts and saccades, continuously and rapidly wobble your eyeball in a circular fashion, causing the cornea and retina of your eyes to move in circles with incredibly minute diameters of approximately 1/1000 of a millimeter, or .00004 inch. Accordingly, up to 70 times a second, our eye muscles tirelessly move to produce vision as we see it. For without these astronomical movements over a lifetime, images would appear in broken and distorted form without the smooth flow of moment we enjoy through sight. Now, Darwin didn't know about this aspect of the operation of the human eye. Had he known, he might of abandoned his foolish love of evolution. Yet the human eye, for all we know today still stands as the most marvelous element of creation ever to know and study.

Consider the eyes formation. When light reflected from an object of sight enters a human eye, it passes through the cornea, the pupil and the lens, and lands on the retina. The retina contains two kinds of light detecting cells. These cells are called rods and cones. The cones are color sensors, and the rods make night vision possible. The retina is paper thin, but contains about 130 billion light receptors. Around 6 million of these are the "cones,” which allow us to see some 8 million different colors. The remaining 124 million rods only detect black and white reflected light. These rods are crucial for the human eye and allow night vision. You seem once the human eye adjusts to darkness, these rods become 75,000 times more sensitive, allowing us to see very dimly lit objects and movements.

Now eyes in various creatures which God has made, vary greatly in makeup. It appears God designed eyes to meet the differing needs of each creature’s special environment. For instance, human beings need excellent resolution for detail work, so God designed the human eye for detail. But, the pesky fly that buzzes us during the summer months has a different eye and need. Since the fly needs speed as we all know, its eye is designed to see images at ultra high speed. A fly can detect a flicker of 200Hz, verses the human eye at 10 hz, which would allow it to see our conventional movies as slide shows! This enables the fly to be one step ahead of your attempts to catch it or swat it by the movement of our hand.

Then there is the differing construction of eyes for say, sea creatures. For example, the eye of a squid differs greatly from the human eye. The human eye is constructed with the retina's 'millions of wires' coming out in front of it. Some scientists laugh at this, and call it a mistake of nature, yet the squid’s eye is designed with the opposite. Human eyes which seeing “back to front” have this unique design feature for a special reason. Most importantly it give our eyes the ability to filter short-wave ultraviolet (cancer causing) light. But the squid's eye does not have the "protective wiring" in front of its light receptors, so it cannot filter out harmful ultraviolet rays. Why?

Well, God designed the squid to live in a different environment where the possibility of UV light is negligible. Yet in examining this sea creature's eyes and our human eye, both show exquisite design for our exact environment. Now this explains the Bible's comment that says,

Acts 17:26 (NIV) "From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live."

Yes, every creature God has made, was uniquely designed to operate within a specific environment, and with a distinct purpose. Take for instance the interesting “Archerfish.” This fish feeds in an amazing way. By swimming on top of the water, it looks up through it at the overhanging branches of trees and bushes. There on the low lying limbs rest unsuspecting insects. The moment the archerfish spots an insect perched on such a limb even several feet above the water, its powerful eyes focus on its prey and intricately measure the distance. Then it actually spits a drop of water from its mouth, with high power - its aim is absolutely perfect - and knocks the tiny insect off the limb into the waiting mouth of this fish. What amazing accuracy its eye and brain functions have been given by God.

Then there is the “four-eyed fish” of Central and South American rivers which actually swims on the surface of the water. As a matter of fact its name is incorrect. You see, God specially designed the eye of this fish. It has only two eyes, which are divided by a black horizontal line across the center of the eye, giving the appearance that there are each two eyes totaling four. The top half of each eye was strictly created for seeing in the air, the lower half was specifically designed for seeing in water. No think on that!  How can anyone who has a clear unbiased mind ever believe that the eye of any creature in and on the earth ever evolved? What's more, think how challenging it would be for man to create the unbelievable genetic code needed to produce these fine-tweaked nervous systems that enable the precise coordinated muscular movements, nervous systems and brain calculations to bring sight, vision and necessary coordination and use of these eyes.

Recently, medical doctors were able to give sight to individuals born blind and never having seen. Once the eye’s ability to see was restored, sadly these people still could not see. What amazed the doctors was sight needed the proper connections to the brain to process sight which comes to an infant in the early days and years of learning. Without this hard wiring process forming in this critical time period, healthy eyes cannot function properly.

Without a doubt, the complexity of our human eyes, coupled with a brain designed to interpret the signals argue for the reality of instantaneous formation by an incredibly intelligent designer who is no other than the god of the Bible. Do you know that the earliest forms of multi-cellular life found called “Trilobites,” all have an extremely sophisticated optical system? Yet no direct ancestor to this complex creature or its eye has ever been found. There is neither a fossil record showing the eye evolved nor any testable observations explaining how this could have occurred. Why? Simply because evolution NEVER HAPPENED!

Indeed, my friend all this is clear evidence of the Creator's hand and His personal signature all around our environment. Yes the Bible says,

Genesis 1:1 (NIV) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Colossians 1:16-17 (NIV) "For by him [Jesus Christ] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together."

In no word, no verse, no book of the entire Bible is there any evidence or hint of a gradual development of life of any kind, not to mention the unique parts of our bodies. On the contrary, many passages reflect the truth that in a short period of time, seven days to be exact, the act of Creation involved divine miracle. Again we read in the Scriptures, the words of Moses who spoke by divine inspiration,

Exodus 20:11 (NIV) "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy."

Deuteronomy 32:6 (NIV) "… O foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father, your Creator, who made you and formed you?"

Nehemiah the Old Testament prophet declared,

Nehemiah 9:6 (NIV) "You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you."

King David who wrote the majority of the Psalms under the guidance of the Spirit of God said,

Psalms 33:6 (NIV) "By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth."

And, Isaiah the mighty and powerful prophet of the Lord thundered before God's people,

Isaiah 43:1 (NIV) "But now, this is what the LORD says-- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel : "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."

Isaiah 45:12 (NIV) "It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens; I marshaled their starry hosts."

Isaiah 45:18 (NIV) "For this is what the LORD says-- he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited-- he says: "I am the LORD, and there is no other."

These are but a few of the declarative words of God, written to the minds of men that they might not be confused by the sinful wishes of the rebel heart of man who denies his Creator. Yes, all these verses along with the very creation itself declare the mighty miracle of Creation. Those today who deny and fight to keep Creationism out of the minds of growing children are the same individuals who fight against the Bible, and the Christian faith. Why is this? The answer is simple my friend. Since there is power in the Word of God to change minds and lives, to open hardened hearts, to heal sin sick lives, fallen rebellious men must try to deny the truth of God's Word, to remove the guilt of sin that weighs so heavily over them. Evolutionism and its defenders are worshippers not because it is true, but because to accept the opposite, would be tantamount to submission to the one true God and Savior Jesus Christ.

As Darwin shuddered at the thought that evolutionary processes had to explain human vision, what would he have said knowing now what intricacy and splendor of design the eye really reveals? Well, only God knows. But, one thing is sure. If Darwin never in this life recanted his position that there was no creation, and no Creator, he surely knows its truth now. Ah, but the sad thing is, he knows God now but only in His wrath against sin. You see friend the Bible warns, all who die without Christ as their Savior die in their sins. Jesus often warned people of this perilous state that awaits all men who shun the light of God's word and truth,

John 8:21 (NIV) "Once more Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, [but] you will die in your sin, [For] where I go, you cannot come.""

John 8:24 (NIV) "I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the One I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins.""

Well, the truth is out there and you now know a part of it. For from the fascinating discovery of these tiny tremors, drifts and saccades of the human eye, to the 130 million light receptors each eye was fashioned to contain,  the amazing truth is God has revealed Himself for all to see. Not just with our physical sight, but God wants to grant you “spiritual sight,” to see the Lord Jesus clearly through the world's marvelous creation, and the revelation of His Son Jesus Christ. Say friend, if you haven't taken Christ as your Savior yet, don't delay, the hour is coming when no man will ever again be able to receive Christ into their heart and lives and be forgiven of all their sins. That hour that awaits all men is the hour of our death. The Bible says in,

Hebrews 9:27 (NIV) "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,"

God grant each and everyone of us eyes to see God’s great hand of creation and for all listening today, the spiritual eyes necessary for faith and repentance toward Jesus Christ to His free gift of forgiveness and eternal life…

…In closing let me ask you -- are you aware that many scientists today who study the creation are beginning to question the validity of evolution taught in their schools of early learning? The more they explore the world we live in, the more many are coming to see the mighty and living hand of a powerful Creator. I trust you've come to see that too, and if not, that you take the time to study the creation from the standpoint of the marvelous complexity of life and its support. In so doing, such seeking hearts will undoubtedly climb the mountain of exploration and find at its top the Creator Himself who welcomes all to His loving side. God bless this message today to your hearts for Jesus sake, amen.
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MY RESOURCES:

1. "EVOLUTION A POWERFUL DELUSION," Charles Cook, Bible-Science Newsletter, April 1987, pp. 1, 5.

2. "SEEING THE LIGHT: OPTICS IN NATURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, COLOURVISION AND HOLOGRAPHY," Brill, Dieter R., Falk, David S. and Stork, David G; Harper & Row Publishers Inc., New York, 1986 pp. 192-193.

3. " COMPTON 'S INTERACTIVE ENCYLOPEDIA" CDROM Edition.

4. CREATION MAGAZINE, " Darwin vs. the Eye;" by Tom Wagner, May 1996; Christian Answers Network Report. Access:[http://www.ChristianAnswers.net].

5. SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH –Bruce A. Malone, August 2001