“THE ARGUMENT NEVER ENDS. EVERY DAY SOMEWHERE IN OUR INTELLECTUAL COMMUNICATION WE ARE PRESSURED TO ACCEPT AS TRUTH SOMETHING THAT IS NOTHING LESS THAN A REDICULOUS FIGMENT OF A SINFUL IMAGINATION. WHAT IS THE ARGUMENT? WHY IT’s THE OLD ARGUMENT OF EVOLUTION vs. CREATIONISM.”

 I’m Dennis Finnan, host and speaker on the World, the Word & You! Broadcast and in a moment we’ll talk about the wonder of Creation as found in the fantastic formation of -- our human eyes…

…Recently (May, 2003) a “Brighten Colorado judge threw out a convicted killer's death sentence, saying the jury improperly relied on the ''eye for an eye'' teachings of the Bible to reach its decision.” Friend, the argument never seems to end! No matter where you go one is confronted by the teachings of evolution in action. This recent court case is another proof that evolutionary beliefs are designed to turn men away from God and His marvelous law and truth. So today on the broadcast, we are going to look at the 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 Darwinism that one wonders why it is still endemic today. Yet my friend, evolution is certainly alive and well, but not because of any scientific support, which is rapidly washing away in the flood-tide of evidence that seriously supports the theory of Creationism. No, it is alive today because so few challenge its false premise and flimsy proofs.

Well on that account 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 of all things, 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 if one ponders the intricacy of the eye, any logical thinking person could not in any way support the theory of evolution. It is in this respect, we shall examine the human eye, so you too can marvel at the abundant evidence of the Creator's handiwork in its marvelous formation.

To begin we ask ourselves, could the human eye have evolved? Actually, it would be easier to postulate that a 747 Jumbo jet suddenly appears, fully loaded and ready for flight, simply the result of an unattended explosion in a junk yard, that of all things even had no junk! Yes, the human eye is a fantastic marvelous thing. We learn that the eye is constructed exactly like a camera except that it is infinitely more complex and sophisticated. Like modern digital cameras, the eye has “autofocus” and automatic adjustment of the iris diaphragm. In the case of the human eye, the lens actually changes its shape or correction to focus at different distances. But unlike mechanical cameras, the lens is made of “living” cells that are marvelously transparent as is the cornea, the window-like skin that covers the eye. The most amazing component of the camera eye is its "film" or retina. This light sensitive layer which lines the back of the eye ball, is thinner than a sheet of Saran-Wrap and is vastly more sensitive to a wider range of light than any man-made film. The best man-made film can handle a range of 1,000-to-one. By comparison, the human retina can handle a dynamic range of light of 10 billion-to-one and can sense as little as a single photon of light in the dark! In bright daylight, the retina bleaches out and turns it's "volume control" way down so as not to overload.

Well, science today tells us even more. We further learn, 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 then passes through a lens and falls on the retina of the eye. There the light induces nerve impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain and then over nerves to muscles and glands." Indeed, the psalmist of old wondered about such intricacies of Creation when he declared:

Psa 145:3 (NIV)  Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.

Psa 145:5 (NIV)  They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful [creative] 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 this amazing discovery: "Modern Ophthalmology has discovered that 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 minute contractions in the six muscles attached to the outside of each of our eyes. Every fraction of a second they very slightly shift the position of our eyeball, automatically, without conscious effort, making sight possible."  

Now I understand that these 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. What’s more, it has been estimated that 10 billion calculations occur every second in the retina before the light image even gets to the brain!  

Now Darwin, and the scientists of his day -- none of them knew about this aspect of the operation of the human eye. Had Darwin known, he might have abandoned his foolish love of evolution. Yet the human eye stands as the most marvelous element of creation ever to know and study.

 So, let’s consider the eyes actual formation. When light reflects from an object of sight and enters the 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,” that 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 to have low light or night vision. Once the eye adjusts to darkness, these rods become 75,000 times more sensitive, allowing us to see many very dimly lit objects and movement. Now eyes in various creatures which God has made, vary in makeup. 

It appears God designed eyes to meet the differing needs of such creatures’ environments. Human beings for instance, 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 this creature 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 is why the fly is always one step ahead of your attempts to catch it by 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 if it. Some scientists today ridicule the construction of the human eye, they laugh at this mistake of nature as they call it. Yet the squid is the opposite. But human beings whose eyes see back to front have this design feature for a special reason. You see, it gives it 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 think, 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 environments. 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 and live within a specific environment, and with a distinct purpose. Take for instance the “Archerfish.” This fish feeds in an amazing way. By swimming near the top of the water, it looks up through the water at the overhanging branches of trees and bushes. There on the limbs rest unsuspecting insects. The moment the archerfish spots an insect perched on a limb even several feet above the water, its powerful eyes focus on its prey and intricately measures 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 America 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, quite uniquely. The two eyes 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. Now really, 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 finely tweaked nervous systems that enable the precise coordinated muscular movements and brain calculations to bring sight, vision and necessary coordination and use of these eyes as we’ve discovered. Indeed, my friend this is clear evidence of the Creator's hand and His personal signature in our environment. For the Bible says,

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

Gen 1:26-27 (NIV)  Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

John 1:1, 14 (NIV) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us…""

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, and no book in 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, the act of creation involved a divine miracle. Again we read in the holy 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 for the mind of mankind that we might not be confused by the sinful wishes of the rebel heart which denies its Creator. All these verses, along with the very Creation itself, declare the mighty miracle of God’s 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, the Christian faith and its moral teachings. 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 man must try to deny the truth of God's Word, to remove the guilt of sin that weighs so heavily over them. Evolutionism and all its defenders are believers in it, not because it’s 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 human eye really has? Well, only God knows as the Psalmist declared

Prov 20:12 (NIV)  Ears that hear and eyes that see-- the LORD has made them both.

 However, one thing is sure. Since Darwin had not recanted his position that there was no creation, and no Creator in life, 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 another 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 in nature for all to comprehend. And, just as we see with our physical eyes the world around us, God grants 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 God and Savior, 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 every one of you hearing this talk today the necessary faith and repentance to receive eternal life…

…In closing let me ask you -- are you aware that many scientists today who study the earth and universe, are beginning to question the validity of evolution they were 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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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].