The Argument for Design
Ben Bailey
If a man were walking in a desert and
found a watch, automatically he would
realize that there had to be a
watchmaker. No one would argue that a
car does not have a car-maker, or that a
house does not have a house-builder.
However, people will agree that this
Earth, and our bodies (our mortal homes)
did not have an Ultimate homemaker.
Yet the argument for design demands
that earth, and man’s inherent design
demand a Designer.
The sun, (our source of light and
heat) is estimated to be an astounding 20
million degrees Celsius. Our Earth is
located at just the right distance from the
Sun to receive the correct amount of heat
and radiation for life as we know it to
remain in existence. If the Earth were a
small percentage closer than what it is
right now we would receive too much
heat and radiation, and we would be
disintegrated. On the other hand, if we
were any further from the sun than we
are we would receive a lack of radiation
and heat, and we would all freeze to
death. Is it mere chance that our earth is
situated at the exact distance from the
Sun for life to continue to exist? Who in
their right mind would say that this just
happened by chance over millions of
years of evolution? This one evidence is
riddled with design, and therefore;
demands a Designer. “The Heavens
declare the glory of God, and the
firmament shows his handiwork.” (Ps
19:1)
Some evolutionists believe that the
Earth and Sun are Eternal, and some
believe that they have existed for
billions of years. Neither is
scientifically correct. Scientific
evidence proves that the Sun is
shrinking at four to five feet per hour.
According to correct calculations, the
Sun and Earth (at the maximum)
could only be 10 million years old, and
most evidence proves that it is just a
few thousand years old. If the date
evolutionist hold is true then at one
time the Sun would have been so big
that it would have been directly on top
of the Earth. If this theory is true we
would not be here today because the
Sun would have melted the Earth.
From the amount the Sun shrinks per
hour (4 to 5 feet) multiplied by the
amount of time from the creation of the
world to know (6000-8000 yrs) you
can see that the Maker set it in the
Universe in exactly the right spot
where it would not have been on top of
us at one time. The design, intent,
and purpose of the Sun are evident in
its distance. Truly these great
evidences cry out to us that there must
be a creator. “In the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth”
(Gen. 1:1).
The eye is one of the most
complex evidences for creation. Light
enters the eye at approximately
186,000 miles per second through the
iris. The iris is similar to a camera; it lets
in the exact amount of light by opening
and closing like the diaphragm of a
camera. A lens at the back of the eye
then focuses the images. After the
picture is focused it is sent to the brain
for processing at an exasperating speed
of 300 miles per hour. The eye has
baffled scientist for year. It has often
sent them into a chaotic frenzy searching
for impossibilities. Even Charles Darwin
wrote this about the eye:
“To suppose that the eye with
all its inimitable contrivances
for adjusting the focus to
different distances, for
admitting differing amounts of
light, and for the correction of
spherical and chromatical
aberration, could have been
formed by natural selection,
seems, I freely confess,
absurd in the highest sense.”
It is very absurd to speak of the eye as a
haphazard chance of Evolution. Would
anyone disagree that the camera was
designed? No! Then why do people
believe that the eye evolved, when the
camera was patterned after the eye?
Concerning the eye Dr. Bert Thompson
wrote:
“The eye can handle 1.5
million simultaneous
messages, and gather 80
percent of all the knowledge
absorbed by the brain. . . . In
an average day, the eye
moves about 100,000 times,
using muscles that milligram
for milligram, are among the
body’s strongest. The body
would have to walk 50 miles to
exercise the leg muscles an
equal amount.”
What superb design the eye has! The
fact that you can read this paper, and
absorb the focused information is
evidence enough for a Designer and
Creator.
The Skeletal system is also an
amazing proof for design. On average
the adult has about 206 bones in his
body. These bones make up 20 % of the
human weight and capacity. A man
weighing 200 lbs. will be at least 40 lbs.
of bone. The human bones serve four
major purposes. (1) They have been
designed to hold the body organs and
tissues in place. This is much like the
architectural framework and design of a
building. It’s framework supports and
strengthens the inside of the building. In
a like manner, the bones of a human
support his inner organs. (2) Bones serve
as a protective shield to the main organs.
They keep them from being damaged
and wounded by punctures or impact. In
this aspect the bones are much like a suit
of armor worn by a soldier, this consist of
such things as a helmet, breastplate
etc.... In a like manner the human bones
(skull, chest, and ribs etc..) have been
designed to protect its vital organs. (3)
The human bones are levers. When
moved about by the muscles they
serve a unique purpose. In this
aspect, they could be related to the
automatic transmission lever in a car.
When the bones are called upon by
the muscles to do a certain duty never
fail. (4) Bones are metabolic, and
have a constant rebuilding function.
Bones are constantly being
remodeled, and serve as reservoir for
essential minerals such as calcium
and phosphorus. If a bone were to
break it would immediately begin to
rebuild itself, and it would be stronger
than it was before it broke. What
mind-boggling design! Can any
Engineer create a piece of steel that
can rebuild itself? Truly these
evidences of design cry out to us that
God is our Creator!!