CAN EVOLUTION PRODUCE AN EYE? Evolution vs. Creation

The Ignorant Fishermen Blog ^ | 1/1/94 | Dr. David N. Menton, Ph.D.

[The Ignorant Fisherman]

The following is by Dr. David N. Menton, Ph.D. It is copyrighted 1994 by Missouri Association for Creation --

The human brain consists of approximately 12 billion cells, forming 120 trillion interconnections. The light sensitive retina of the eye (which is really part of the brain) contains over 10 million photoreceptor cells. These cells capture the light pattern formed by the lens and convert it into complex electrical signals, which are then sent to a special area of the brain where they are transformed into the sensation we call vision.

In an article in "Byte" magazine (April 1985), John Stevens compares the signal processing ability of the cells in the retina with that of the most sophisticated computer designed by man, the Cray supercomputer:

[fso301]

Scripture is too vague to take a hard stand but to me, the greatest act of creation would be for God to have set everything in motion at the big bang rather than periodically stepping in to "intelligently design" something.

[Oztrich Boy]

[Oztrich Boy]

Yeah, there's a real good basis for modern scientific creationism: an electronic hobbyist magazine from 25 years ago.

Has there been much progress in computers in the past 25 years?

[GodGunsGuts]

Ooops...that ping wasn’t just meant for just you, it was meant for the list! Here goes again...

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[BlueDragon]

And here I'd thought you had grown past such low [ahem] discussion.

'Ya had me going there, for a while...

Bottom feeders are the easiest type of fish to catch.

Many are "discards" though. It's a problem, all the way around.

"read between the lines for secret message"

[BlueDragon]

Has there been much progress in computers in the past 25 years?

Random mutation, plus eons of time, and who knows what one will come up with?

[stormer]

Now there’s something to look forward to!

[stormer]

I did. Now you read the ones I posted. Then we’ll talk.

[count-your-change]

All that’s needed is a chart with arrows and anything can be formed. A->Z no problem.

[BlueDragon]

I wasn't posting to you. Judging from your response, you didn't figure out what I was saying, though admittedly I was being obscure, although not without leaving clues. For all that you are most certainly excused.

Sorry you missed them, but then again I wasn't talking to you, now was I?

[grey_whiskers]

It's too true, the Orioles aren't the franchise they used to be.

Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, Paul Blair, Dave McNally, ...

NO cheers, unfortunately.

[BlueDragon]

It's too true, the Orioles aren't the franchise...

too funny!

Those [expletive deleted] yankees just tied up the Series 1-1, a few hours ago.

Good ball club, for a bunch of....

[stormer]

I’m sorry. Were you talking to me?

[count-your-change]

One of the links discussed blind cave fish. Did you find whether it was loss or gain of gene function that accounted for the blindness and how?

[xcamel]

Yes, hundreds of times.

[xcamel]

Kind of like the creationist brain — what you don’t use, you lose.

[count-your-change]

But of course, that's one lesson we should learn from the Scriptures, that God is sovereign and doesn't have to do things the way we think He should or might.

[whattajoke]

till waiting for a crackpot evoloutionsist to tell me how come in our lifetime a dog has never produced anyhting but a dog same with any other species.

If you expect a mammalian species to evolve into another species in 65-90 years, and you hold that as your "evidence" against evolution, you are hopeless. Please refer us to where in the world such an absurdly rapid speciation event is expected to happen to a mammal.

Since you mention dogs, I'm curious what your thoughts are on just where wolves, foxes, dingos and dholes fit into your version of the canine world.

Bonus Question: What the heck are these cute little guys?

[ctdonath2]

Depends on whether you consider a 1000x increase in speed and 100000x increase in memory “progress”.