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Under Way...
Now the general appearance of the sperm, supported
by the fluids in the semen, has become evident. Every
part of the sperm the head, the neck, the midpeace,
the tail and the end piece all have their separate functions.
The nucleus (the head section) is no larger than 5
microns. In this 5 micron space has been placed all
the information relevant to the human body and required
to turn one cell into a human being. In the head of
the sperm is a genetic package of 23 chromosomes which
will be carried to the egg. That is, in the head of
the microscopic sperm cell has been safely packed the
information about how all the organs of the human body
will work, where they will be located, at which stage
which cells will begin to develop and change, in short,
all the information about how the human body will be
constructed.
Along with the genetic information, the head of the
sperm has another special feature. For example, in the
"acrosome", the name given to the outer protective layer
of the head, there are substances which will help the
sperm in the final stages of its journey. These are
enzymes which can dissolve tissues. Using these enzymes,
the sperm will be able to pierce the egg and enter it
during the process of fertilisation.9
(see "The Sperm and the Egg
Meet")
Every section of the sperm has a different
function. If the sperm had no tail, it could
not move; if there were no mitochondria in
the midpiece, the sperm would produce no energy
and would remain immobile; if there were no
acrosome in the head section of the sperm,
there would be a deficiency in some enzymes,
making it impossible for the sperm to pierce
and fertilise the egg. This shows that the
sperm could not have been produced by chance
over a period of time, stage by stage. The
perfect design of the sperm comes from God.
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The second most important part of the sperm is the
tail, which allows it to swim easily in a fluid environment.
The sperm's tail determines the direction in which it
will swim and helps it to reach the egg cell. So far
so good. But how does this tail supply the energy needed
for the sperm's continual whip-like movements? The energy
needs of the sperm are supplied in a wonderful way.
The body of the tail is a fuel depot, which supplies
energy throughout the journey. On the long road until
it reaches the egg, the sperm's need for energy is met
by the mitochondria found in this section. Using the
energy carriers in the neck of the sperm, the mitochondria
supply ATP energy, which allows the sperm to move easily.10
As we can see, in all of its aspects the sperm displays
a perfect design. Without the tail, the sperm would
not be able to move; without the mitochondira in the
midpeace, energy could not be produced and again, there
could be no movement. If the head section of the sperm
were structurally perfect except for a missing acrosome,
the required enzymes would not be produced and there
would no longer be any purpose in the sperm reaching
the egg; it would not be able to penetrate the egg cell
and fertilise it.
Therefore, the sperm cannot have acquired all these
features by stages in the course of time as the theory
of evolution claims. When the first human being appeared
in the world, the sperm must have contained all these
features. Since it would be impossible for the sperm
to perform its fertilising function with a deficiency
in any one of these features, and if, as the evolutionists
claim, there had been sperm in the past that did not
possess all of these features, human beings would not
have multiplied; they would have been wiped off the
face of the earth. This shows that sperm came to be
in one moment with their perfect structure; that is,
it demonstrates the fact of creation. The Creator of
the perfect design of the sperm is God, the Creator
of everything.
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this illustrations we see the head of the
sperm covered with armour. In the head section
of the sperm are located the nucleus and
various dissolving enzymes. In order to
protect this valuable cargo from danger
on its long journey, the head section of
the sperm is covered with armour (1-2).
After being covered, the heads of the sperm
are placed in protective casings and sealed.
(3-4-5-6). The sperm continue their journey
in safety protected in this casing which
contains the nucleus, 5 microns in size,
and containing all the information relevant
to the human body. Also protected in this
casing are the dissolving enzymes which
will pierce the egg at the beginning of
the fertilising process. This is only one
of the stages in the production of the sperm.
After this, the sperm's motor and tail section
are "mounted" separately and a wonderful
work of engineering is the result. So, at
this point, we must again consider: How
do unconscious cells learn how to construct
something and put it into production? Given
the fact that they have no knowledge of
the mother's body, how do they know how
to make the sperm ready for it? There is
only one answer to these questions: God,
Who has created all things, has designed
and creates the sperm. |
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9. Arthur C. Guyton,
John E. Hall, Textbook of Medical Physiology, 10th ed.,
Harcourt International Ed., PA, 2000, p. 917
10. Arthur C. Guyton, John E. Hall,
Human Physiology and Mechanisms of Disease, p. 12; Gerard
J. Tortora, Introduction to the Human Body: Essentials
of Anatomy & Physiology, p. 527. |
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Miracle Of Human Creation
