The Eye: Evolution or Creation?
The eye is one of the most complex organs in humans and most animals and creationists argue that this is a product of a special creation as opposed to a product of evolution. The eye was described as irreducibly complex by biochemist Michael Behe because of its many complex parts that depend on each other and exhibit the characteristics of design. The eye gives humans and animals vision by detecting light and uses lenses to form an image. These images are converted into electric signals and transmitted to the brain. Complex eyes appear suddenly in the fossil record, specifically during the Cambrian period of the uniformitarian time scale, leaving little time for evolution and giving strong evidence of design and special creation.
From the cornea, the iris, pupil, lens, and the retina, the eye has many complex parts that work together while the evolution of such an organ is difficult to explain. The sclera is the white of the eye and adds durability, flexibility, and strength to the eye. Tendons are attached to the sclera and are continuous with the sheath of the optic nerve. The cornea is the bulging surface in front of the eye and is the main refractive surface of the eye. Behind the cornea is a fluid-filled space called the anterior chamber. To maintain constant pressure, the fluid drains from the eye at the drainage angle. The iris, which surrounds the pupil, is heavily colored and allows light to pass through. The lens is a transparent body enclosed in an elastic capsule containing layers, a nucleus, and a cortex. The iris regulates the diameter of the pupil and controls the amount of light entering the retina, the light sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye. The retina has special cells called photoreceptors that change light into energy and transmit this energy to the brain through the optic nerve. All of these parts are needed to allow the eye to properly function and must have been designed and created at once during a special creation event.
The eye is one of the most complex organs in humans and most animals and creationists argue that this is a product of a special creation as opposed to a product of evolution. The eye was described as irreducibly complex by biochemist Michael Behe because of its many complex parts that depend on each other and exhibit the characteristics of design. The eye gives humans and animals vision by detecting light and uses lenses to form an image. These images are converted into electric signals and transmitted to the brain. Complex eyes appear suddenly in the fossil record, specifically during the Cambrian period of the uniformitarian time scale, leaving little time for evolution and giving strong evidence of design and special creation.
From the cornea, the iris, pupil, lens, and the retina, the eye has many complex parts that work together while the evolution of such an organ is difficult to explain. The sclera is the white of the eye and adds durability, flexibility, and strength to the eye. Tendons are attached to the sclera and are continuous with the sheath of the optic nerve. The cornea is the bulging surface in front of the eye and is the main refractive surface of the eye. Behind the cornea is a fluid-filled space called the anterior chamber. To maintain constant pressure, the fluid drains from the eye at the drainage angle. The iris, which surrounds the pupil, is heavily colored and allows light to pass through. The lens is a transparent body enclosed in an elastic capsule containing layers, a nucleus, and a cortex. The iris regulates the diameter of the pupil and controls the amount of light entering the retina, the light sensitive tissue lining the back of the eye. The retina has special cells called photoreceptors that change light into energy and transmit this energy to the brain through the optic nerve. All of these parts are needed to allow the eye to properly function and must have been designed and created at once during a special creation event.
