Intelligent Design

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Scientific evidence is consistent with the belief that the physical universe was designed by God. Therefore, there are many illustrations of scientific evidence that reveals the indication of an intelligent designer; such as, the nervous system, the DNA of various species, and the historical and modern fossil record.
There are many ways to see how God created the earth. But one way in particular is to look at the human body. Within our bodies, there are many intricate details involved so that we may function properly. For example, the nervous system is a very complex system. It is divided into two sections: the central nervous system, the nerves found in your brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, the nerves that go through the rest of your body. Within the nervous system, there are small little
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The DNA, also known as deoxyribonucleic acid, in your body makes up all the characteristics in you. However, DNA is hard to understand. Scientists did not understand the purpose or the meaning behind DNA until the 1900s (“Signature in the Cell” 64). Many scientists look at the DNA of humans and other animals, such as apes, and compare them to each other to conceive that the similarities of the DNA resulted from humans advancing from the apes. The resemblance of the characteristics is because of the resemblance of the DNA code (Sarfati & Matthews 113). This idea is understandable because a creator commonly leaves similarities between their work. As said by Johnathan Sarfati, the author of Refuting Evolution, explains this idea: “An architect commonly uses the same building material for different buildings. And a car maker commonly uses the same parts in different cars.” This shows how each specimen was created by the same intelligent creator because if we all had no similarities, then it would seem we would have all been made by a different creator or even by mistake (Sarfati & Matthews

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